Nature biographies; the lives of some every-day butterflies; moths; grasshoppers and flies . emain quiet is very strongin these butterflies. In taking theaccompanying photographs, I foundthat even shortly after coming fromthe chrysalis the butterflies whendisturbed would fold their wingswith the antenna between them,and drawing the legs against the - ^body would lie quietly on their sides ^^^- s^--Butterfly in Rest- •^ ... ing Position. for a long time; the position thusassumed by the living butterfly is shown on page same butterflies would also hang downward froma limb by the hour in
Nature biographies; the lives of some every-day butterflies; moths; grasshoppers and flies . emain quiet is very strongin these butterflies. In taking theaccompanying photographs, I foundthat even shortly after coming fromthe chrysalis the butterflies whendisturbed would fold their wingswith the antenna between them,and drawing the legs against the - ^body would lie quietly on their sides ^^^- s^--Butterfly in Rest- •^ ... ing Position. for a long time; the position thusassumed by the living butterfly is shown on page same butterflies would also hang downward froma limb by the hour in the hibernating position as shownin Figure 82. In the cooler weather of early autumn, the butterfliescome from their retreats and fly about in the are especially likely to be seen along the borders ofwoods or in open glades. At this time they love thesunshine, and will settle in a sunny place to bask in it. On a springlike day early in November (the 8th) Icame across one of these butterflies basking in the sun-shine upon the ties of a railway track. It rested with its 79. Nature Biographies. Avings wide open. On being disturbed, it would fly ashort distance and then alight, and I was interested tonotice that after ahghting it would always turn aboutuntil the hind end of its body pointed in the direction ofthe sun, so that the suns rays struck its wings and bodynearly at right angles. I repeatedly observed this habitof getting into the position in which the most benefitfrom the sunshine was received, and it is of interest as /
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