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April fools' day joke from EOL: The tadpole hunter, Tyrannopapilio ranunculiphagus, is a riodinid butterfly native to southeastern Venezuela and the Guianas. It is the only known predatory butterfly. Its diet consists almost exclusively of tadpoles of Spix's Snouted Treefrog, Scinax nebulosus. Adult butterflies perch on vegetation around temporary waterbodies and capture tadpoles with their harpoon-like proboscis. The prey is instantly paralyzed with a strong poison secreted by the salivary glands. More about this species on EOL: eol.org/info/496 To warn possible users: in eol you can read: "A Tadpole Hunting Butterfly? Gotcha! April Fool's!" |
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| Source | Tyrannopapilio ranunculiphagus |
| Author | Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by treegrow at https://flickr.com/photos/86548370@N00/8608061735. It was reviewed on 7 July 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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