Saturday 1 September 2012

Manchester Museum- Butterflies...


Most butterflies are large and have bright and colourful wings that are generally noticed and used for their motifs of their wings in art subjects. Butterflies have a structured life cycle that is designed for their growth and evolvement; the wings are structured for movability. The four winged insects are characterised by their scale-covered wings, the scales are attached loosely and often come un-attached without harming the insect, and scales are formed by light and pigments. Butterfly wings decay with age and cannot be repaired. Butterflies were used by many cultures especially by Egyptians who used butterflies on temples, buildings, carvings and jewellery. Butterflies as symbols differ from what they represent by how many is seen.
 

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