Thursday, December 2, 2010

Butterflies kiss Bannerghatta goodbye

http://diversityindianews.blogspot.com/2010/11/butterflies-kiss-bannerghatta-goodbye.html

For those who wonder what is the ecological significance of butterflies, in simple terms - Butterflies,like bees, help cross pollinate plants. They get nectar from flowers which helps them with their pollination.  Some of the plants have a close relationship with certain species of butterfly and the mutual relationship is so evolved that the plant cannot survive without the butterfly.

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