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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thilzz" data-source="post: 6612987" data-attributes="member: 103868"><img src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/orange-on-blue-butterfly.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Sometimes the beauty comes not just from the wings themselves, but how the colors contrast against backgrounds. Against a teal backdrop, this orange butterfly couldn't be more vivid. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcticpuppy/3020931930/" target="_blank">tibchris</a> <img src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/close-butterfly.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> While often beautiful, butterflies can also be down right creepy looking. This Giant Swallowtail is gathering nectar, and looks all too much like other insects we aren't fond of like the mosquito. Still, they're fascinating - note the little hooks on its feet so it can grab the flowers. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/3718611889/" target="_blank">mikebaird</a> <img src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/butterfly-profile.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Luckily, butterflies are not blood-suckers like mosquitos - well, not most, anyway. The madrilenial butterfly actually makes it on the Top Ten list of bloodsuckers over at Animal Planet. <a href="http://animal.discovery.com/videos/top-10-bloodsuckers-madrilenial-butterfly.html" target="_blank">Check out a video.</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888/4167515646/" target="_blank">doug88888</a> <img src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/butterfly-mouth.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Some butterflies spread wide nets for their habitat. This <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Lady" target="_blank">painted lady</a> is one example - it's a species that has near global distribution. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesoj/4247758220/" target="_blank">fesoj</a> <img src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/white-and-orange-butterfly.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> This Red-Banded Jezzebel was spotted resting in the rainforest of tropical Hinchinbrook island in Australia. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgerus/3807175891/" target="_blank">Tatters</a>: ) <img src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/light-green-brown-butterfly.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Butterflies, as we mentioned, are having a rough time with the changes in global temperatures and habitat loss. While there have been success stories in <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/segundo_butterfly.php" target="_blank">bringing near-extinct species back from the brink</a>, we have to also think about ways to prevent them from getting <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/revive-extinct-butterfly.php" target="_blank">so close to the edge</a> in the first place.   <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/2764968513/" target="_blank">ahisgett</a> <img src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/upside-down-butterfly.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaynez/3351065180/" target="_blank">Armando Maynez</a> <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2010/01/beautiful-butterflies-up-close-with-natures-canvases.php" target="_blank">treehugger <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/love.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love:" title="Love    :love:" data-shortname=":love:" /></a> </blockquote>

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