O idílio inebriado das borboletas azuis
Minha busca
das borboletas Morpho azuis começou por volta de 2010 mas elas sempre me eludiram. Até agora.
Quando e
onde: Na “Passarada”, uma terra mitológica no alto, na neblina da Mata Atlântica,
perto do arraial do Pião, perto da cidadezinha de Piracaia, perto da megalopolis
de São Paulo, Brasil. Num domingo de manhã perto da aroeira, no quintal da
frente.
As
borboletas morpho azuis são criaturas solitárias que vivem nas florestas,
buscando alimento no chão. Não sugam do polen
das flores mas gostam de frutas fermentadas, detritos e fezes. Dizem que seu
vôo é lento pois andam por ai embriagadas.
E só aparecem
nas clareiras em busca de parceiros.
The drunken idyllic mating of the
blues
My search for the blue
Morpho butterfly started around 2010 but they
have eluded me, until now.
A sunny Sunday
morning, near the “aroeira tree”, in the front yard.
The place
and time: “Passarada”, a mythical land way up in the mist of the Mata Atlântica,
near the village of Pião, near the town of Piracaia, near the megalopolis of
São Paulo, in Brasil.
The blue
morphos are solitary creatures that live deep inside the forests, in search for
food. They do not drink pollen but like
to suck on fermented fruit, detritus and feces.
Some say their flight is so slow because they float about constantly
drunk.
The only
time they leave the forest is to find mates.
Morpho facts
Facts for kids about the morpho from the Rainforest
Alliance:
Fatos interessantes
para os meninos e meninas sobre as Morpho azuis da Rainforest Alliance:
Life Cycle: The life cycle of the Blue Morpho Butterfly lasts for about
115 days from egg to butterfly. The female lays a cluster of tiny, green eggs
that hatch in about nine days. The caterpillars are brown with large green
spots. They have prickly hairs that irritate birds that try to eat them. The
caterpillar will progress through four to six instars (periods of time between
molting) before forming its jade-green chrysalis and beginning metamorphosis.
Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar will actually become liquid that
reorganizes into a butterfly. The chrysalis emits a repulsive, ultrasonic sound
when touched by predators.
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