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@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-10-08 17:00:47

"As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours"
#Butterflies #Insects #Environment

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-10-06 15:00:39

"Scientists to attempt to rear swallowtail butterflies from eggs frozen in nitrogen"
#Butterflies #Insects #Animals

Scientists to attempt to rear swallowtail butterflies from eggs frozen in nitrogen
If successful, method could be used to support long-term conservation of species vulnerable to extinction

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-09-13 18:00:36

"Top 10 most-sighted butterflies in 2025’s Big Butterfly Count – in pictures"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Butterflies #Insects

Top 10 most-sighted butterflies in 2025’s Big Butterfly Count – in pictures
The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count are in, and while the numbers are a vast improvement on 2024’s record lows, the charity has warned that urgent measures are still needed to reverse long-term decline