Fluttering butterflies. Who doesn't get happy? I do. Well-known butterflies are day peacock, hackled aurelia, atlas butterfly, death's-head butterfly, hummingbird butterfly, monarch butterfly and swallowtail butterfly. An old Dutch name for a butterfly is kapel, the origin of which is said to lie in the piece of Saint Martin's cloak kept as a relic. Even in contemporary butterfly names, reference to cloaks can still be found, as in emperor's mantle and mourning mantle Butterflies differ greatly in size; the smallest species have a wingspan of a few millimetres and the largest species can reach a wingspan of more than 25 centimetres. Butterflies, like other insects, have a distinctly split life cycle. As larvae (caterpillar), they have only one goal and that is to eat as much as possible to become adults as quickly as possible. Adult butterflies, however, focus entirely on reproduction; some species have highly degenerated mouthparts and no longer take in food. Females need to be able to detect food plants in addition to food to deposit eggs. Therefore, it is usually the females that lure the males so that females can focus their energy on finding the food for the larvae. This is ultimately better for the male too as it increases the chances of a successful offspring.
 
                                Is a visual artist. Photographs and paints. Makes reliefs by placing individual pieces of 10 mm thick cardboard with a hard top layer on top of each other to create a whole.. Read more…
 
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FrogAndre Wilkens Costa RicaAndre Wilkens
Costa RicaAndre Wilkens Earth, water, air and fire. The four elementsAndre Wilkens
Earth, water, air and fire. The four elementsAndre Wilkens Parakeets talking to each otherAndre Wilkens
Parakeets talking to each otherAndre Wilkens Swans swimming through a DandelionAndre Wilkens
Swans swimming through a DandelionAndre Wilkens Birds fly through the air or sit on a branchAndre Wilkens
Birds fly through the air or sit on a branchAndre Wilkens Waterfall, the colourful surfaces fall down as it wereAndre Wilkens
Waterfall, the colourful surfaces fall down as it wereAndre Wilkens Colourful bird in flightAndre Wilkens
Colourful bird in flightAndre Wilkens Swans Sunflower Yin and Yang in natureAndre Wilkens
Swans Sunflower Yin and Yang in natureAndre Wilkens Autumn Trees Wild Leaves BranchesAndre Wilkens
Autumn Trees Wild Leaves BranchesAndre Wilkens Landscape West Friesland Horizon MeadowAndre Wilkens
Landscape West Friesland Horizon MeadowAndre Wilkens Cat lost in his surroundingsAndre Wilkens
Cat lost in his surroundingsAndre Wilkens Tulips in the country. Red, Yellow and mixed coloursAndre Wilkens
Tulips in the country. Red, Yellow and mixed coloursAndre Wilkens Strange Duck that Strange Bird,Andre Wilkens
Strange Duck that Strange Bird,Andre Wilkens Nature underwater. Fantasy with bubbles.Andre Wilkens
Nature underwater. Fantasy with bubbles.Andre Wilkens "Animal mess' In the air, on land and on the waterfrontAndre Wilkens
"Animal mess' In the air, on land and on the waterfrontAndre Wilkens Sleek and Straight with circles and squares in grey and orange coloursAndre Wilkens
Sleek and Straight with circles and squares in grey and orange coloursAndre Wilkens Rainbow in heartsAndre Wilkens
Rainbow in heartsAndre Wilkens Mushrooms in autumn. Orange with white dots.Green with grey areasAndre Wilkens
Mushrooms in autumn. Orange with white dots.Green with grey areasAndre Wilkens Sunflower, beach, shells and sky. Digital photographic work. Resembling a setting sunAndre Wilkens
Sunflower, beach, shells and sky. Digital photographic work. Resembling a setting sunAndre Wilkens