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Summary

Swallowtails are unique among butterflies: they continue to flutter their wings while feeding! Not surprisingly, butterflies have many predators. Its major form of predator-avoidance is through mimicry -- both as larvae and as an adult. Larvae mimic everything from bird droppings, green snakes to even a snake's tonuge. Adults mimic unpalatable butterflies, either foul-tasting or poisonous species.

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Date

2015
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National Parks Gallery
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https://npgallery.nps.gov/
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