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Our #SensationalButterflies exhibition is open from 24 March until 11 September 2016 - visit our tropical butterfly and moth house on the East Lawn to wander among hundreds of free-flying lepidoptera from around the world. nhm.ac.uk/sensational-butterflies
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Self-medicating butterflies: woolly bear caterpillars use toxic food to fight parasites. #SensationalButterflies
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Nature's Olympians: record-breaking butterflies and moths
Nature's Olympians: record-breaking #SensationalButterflies
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Tea Set
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Spotlight: great orange tip
#SensationalButterflies species spotlight: the great orange tip
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Uk Moths
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Emperor Moth
Butterfly Project
Tiger Moth
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Toxic talents of Britain's cyanide moths
Drowsy caterpillars are transforming into moths with a cunning skill - producing their own cyanide. #SensationalButterflies
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Clever Costumes
Fundraising Activities
Evergreen Forest
Butterfly House
Swallowtail Butterfly
Citrus Trees
Flying High
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In Disguise
Spotlight: citrus swallowtail
Species spotlight: the citrus swallowtail and its cleverly disguised caterpillars #SensationalButterflies
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Iridescent Wings
Blue Morpho
History Museum
Dragonflies
Blue Butterfly
Natural History
Natural World
The iridescent wings of our blue morpho (Morpho peleides) #SensationalButterflies use the phenomenon of structural colour and up to a million tiny, overlapping scales to create this beautiful #Blue. #ColourAndVision #RainbowNature
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Insect Eggs
Eaten Alive
There Is No God
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British Garden
Dark World
British Wildlife
The Dark World
Body snatchers: eaten alive by parasitic wasps
Being a sensational butterfly is a dangerous business: delve into the dark world of parasitic wasps.
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Tropical Butterfly
The Tiger
Beautiful Butterflies
Around The Worlds
Animals
Spotlight: tiger longwing
Species spotlight: the tiger longwing butterfly #SensationalButterflies
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Butterfly Science
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Animal Faces
The Colour
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Butterfly wings: the science behind the colour
A look at the science behind the colour of butterfly wings. #Butterfly #Science
Miniscule diamondback moths make epic journeys powered by the wind. #Lepidoptera #Moth #Insect #Entomology Oceans And Continents, Moth Insect, Epic Journey, The Wind
Oceans And Continents
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Diamondback moths: an epic journey
Miniscule diamondback moths make epic journeys powered by the wind. #Lepidoptera #Moth #Insect #Entomology
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Spotlight: the tree nymph
The gentle tree nymph has a reputation for being slow and sleepy - but an unexpected toxin lies within its wings. #SensationalButterflies #butterfly #insect
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Cypress Plant
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The tiniest moths in the world
Discover the microscopic dimensions of the smallest moths on the planet. #Moths #Insects #Lepidoptera #Entomology
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Moth Metamorphosis
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Atlas Moth
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Spotlight: the atlas moth
One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. #Moth #Caterpillar #Insect
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Wax Moth
Two Butterflies
Ladybug Garden
Shut Up And Dance
Light Wave
Love is in the air: how butterflies date
Love is in the air: find out about the various ways butterflies try their best to meet a mate. #Butterfly #Science #Insect
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Common Crow
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Tropical Houses
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Spotlight: the great eggfly
Species spotlight: the great eggfly is an insect with a disturbing taste for human sweat. #Butterfly #Insect