Meadow Brown by GiMi53

Photography • Macro • posted on Jul 27, 2008

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Description

Meadow Brown (Myrtil - Maniola jurtina) We saw tenth of such butterflies during our walk around Rulles last week. Eyespots are found in a variety of animals, in particular lepidopterans. The role of eyespots as antipredator mechanisms has been discussed since the 19th Century, with two main hypotheses invoked to explain their occurrence. The first is that large, centrally located eyespots intimidate predators by resembling the eyes of the predators' own enemies; the second, though not necessarily conflicting, hypothesis is that small, peripherally located eyespots function as markers to deflect the attacks of predators to non-vital regions of the body. A third possibility is also proposed; that eyespots intimidate predators merely because they are novel or rarely encountered salient features. These hypotheses are reviewed, with special reference given to avian predators, since these are likely to be the principal visually hunting predators of the lepidopterans considered. (Martin Stevens Ecology of Vision, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. UK.) Thank you for your comments on my previous upload :

"Myrtil on Knautia flower" Have you seen Ilona’s great shot of the same species ?

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Comments (26)

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flora-crassella

9:17AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

ohhhhh wie schön!!! Wunderschöne Aufnahme von diesen Schmetterlingen!!!!!

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9:27AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

superb

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9:49AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Beau papillon ! Merci pour les infos sur les marquages sur les ailes ! Très instructif !

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9:54AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

gorgeous!

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10:07AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

So very pretty a shot.

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10:20AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Very lovely.

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10:23AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Very beautiful capture!

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10:34AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Lovely shot, well done!

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10:54AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Beautiful image, Excellent well done..

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10:56AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Awesome capture!

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11:11AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Excellent photo! :)

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11:38AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Superb! I still haven't managed to get this one still enough yet!

11:46AM | Sun, 27 July 2008

quelle belle paire.. de papillons !!!!

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12:05PM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Very beautiful. Love the contrast between the butterfly's and the flower. Big hugs dear Michel:))

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12:33PM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Excellent macro, like the composition!

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2:06PM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Wow - not just one but two beauties in one shot! Great macro work! :)

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2:33PM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Beautiful!

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5:25PM | Sun, 27 July 2008

nice capture; beautiful little butties! :)

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5:40PM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Very nice series!

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7:51PM | Sun, 27 July 2008

Two in one Macro. Nicely done! JDoc

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7:44AM | Mon, 28 July 2008

Again beautifult erland

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1:22PM | Mon, 28 July 2008

Brown and velvety and yet beautiful!

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delaorden_ojeda

4:22PM | Mon, 28 July 2008

absolutely gorgeous ! great details and close up, bravo !

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11:08AM | Tue, 29 July 2008

my next upload : "RR Zoo !"

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5:46PM | Tue, 29 July 2008

A fine shot.Nice detail.

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11:57AM | Mon, 11 August 2008

Excellent take !!

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Photograph Details

F Number	f/8.0
Make	Canon
Model	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 70
Shutter Speed	1/250
ISO Speed	80
Focal Length	6

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