Sentences with phrase «swallowtail butterflies»

Male Japanese yellow swallowtail butterflies have light - sensitive cells on their genitalia.

Black - and - yellow Asian swallowtail butterfly caterpillars (Papilio xuthus), for example, are black and white with spines and look similar to bird droppings.

Tatar studied swallowtail butterflies and their larvae in a riparian forest along the Sacramento River.

To illustrate, Peltonen drew two pairs of human chromosomes, which were shaped something like swallowtail butterflies.

«Iconic swallowtail butterfly at risk from climate change.»

For instance, the larva of the giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes)(left) masquerades as a bird dropping, as does the orb web spider (Cyclosa ginnaga).

Now, it turns out that one species of swallowtail butterfly from Australasia, the common bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon, pictured), known for its conspicuous blue - green markings, is even better equipped for such visual tasks.

Filmed by EL Education, «Austin's Butterfly, a true story about a Presumpscot Elementary School first - grade student who was tasked with making a scientific drawing of a tiger swallowtail butterfly, shows the impact of feedback and revision on creating high - quality work.

Researchers successfully built and flew a flapping - wing - powered swallowtail butterfly, which could have big implications for the field of aerodynamics - after all we saw those videos of early airplanes that attempted to fly by flapping wings and they sure didn't work.

It definitely looks cool, and you can see the mechanisms of this life - sized swallowtail butterfly working away.

Wong then set out to build a hospitable habitat for the California pipevine swallowtail butterflies in his backyard.

& Beyond Vamizi Papilio, aptly named after a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, is a tranquil haven decorated in delicate hues of cream, muted blues and light wood furnishings.