The Gazette

AROUND TOWN: Art butterfly Rotary Flight raises thousands of dollars for nonprofit and school projects

Beautiful and unique metal art butterflies and dragonflies have found homes in even more yards and gardens after year 15 of the Colorado Springs Rotary Club Flight . Starting in early September, the ...
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Butterflies hover differently from other flying organisms, thanks to body pitch

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, and compared with other hovering insects, their bodies follow seemingly mysterious, jagged, jerking motions. These unique hovering ...
The Gazette

Around Town: 13th Butterflies Flight auction goes virtual, raises $100,000 for D-11 and Rotary

The 13th year for the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs’ highly anticipated auction of large art butterflies and dragonflies would have been a Western-themed evening of “Butterflies and Boots” at the ...
LAist

Flight of the Butterflies unlocks mystery of the monarchs

Monarch butterflies may be a common sight much of the year for those living in the U.S. and Canada, but where do they disappear to in the winter? That’s the question the late scientist Fred Urquhart ...
Science Daily

Butterflies mimic each other's flight behavior to avoid predators

Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly that mimic each others' color patterns have also evolved similar flight behaviors to warn predators and avoid being eaten. Researchers have ...