Butterflies can be quite difficult to draw. They have pretty colorful wings attached to a tiny body. Then these little ...

One kind of female butterfly mates only once in its life — and then closes its wings to avoid "harassment" when pursued by persistent and unwanted males, a Japanese researcher said.

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The full grown morpho rhetenor butterfly, a native to South America. The blue morpho butterfly shows off its brightly colored wings when in flight. But at rest, with closed wings, the butterfly ...

The butterfly's blue coloration only covers the inside of the wings, and thus only shows up in flight. At rest with the wings closed, the butterfly would only show its dull, brown coloring.

The biologists studied free-flying butterflies, and in their aerodynamic analysis, found the creatures’ wings form a cupped shape during the upstroke and “clap,” thrusting the butterfly forward.

The rumors circulating earlier this week were true: Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on its MSN/Windows Live Butterfly program. Written by Mary Jo Foley, Senior Contributing Editor July 1 ...

MORE THAN 400 species of butterfly call Australia home, favouring the continents warm tropical climate. Their wings, decorated in intricate, colourful signals, are made up of thousand of tiny scales, ...

Scientists at Cambridge University have found a way to mimic the colours on tropical butterfly wings, which could be used to make bank notes and credit cards far harder to forge.