Wrong Clothes - _TNY_6281
One thing many people are surprised by with insects is how fuzzy they are. Especially moths. The reply there is typically that since they fly at night and in fall and autumn, they need the extra warmth.
Ok, but what about butterflies? Our butterflies are pretty fuzzy as well. Well, it doesn't get that warm in Sweden even in summer so maybe they need it to, right?
And then you see butterflies like this giant owl butterfly (Caligo telamonius memnon), also known as the pale owl butterfly, a species which lives in the rain forests of South America - and its body is covered in fur! Wut?
I did another trip to my local butterfly house the day before yesterday, but this time I brought a secret weapon to counter their no-flash policy - I brought a tripod.
This worked out great and I was able to use both a smaller aperture and a lower ISO for a lot of the shots. Do zoom in on the eye and wing for some surprising detail.This really is a huge species - the wingspan has been known to exceed 150 mm.
Wrong Clothes - _TNY_6281
One thing many people are surprised by with insects is how fuzzy they are. Especially moths. The reply there is typically that since they fly at night and in fall and autumn, they need the extra warmth.
Ok, but what about butterflies? Our butterflies are pretty fuzzy as well. Well, it doesn't get that warm in Sweden even in summer so maybe they need it to, right?
And then you see butterflies like this giant owl butterfly (Caligo telamonius memnon), also known as the pale owl butterfly, a species which lives in the rain forests of South America - and its body is covered in fur! Wut?
I did another trip to my local butterfly house the day before yesterday, but this time I brought a secret weapon to counter their no-flash policy - I brought a tripod.
This worked out great and I was able to use both a smaller aperture and a lower ISO for a lot of the shots. Do zoom in on the eye and wing for some surprising detail.This really is a huge species - the wingspan has been known to exceed 150 mm.