Insect Introduction by Nunokata

I would like to introduce one of my favorite insects, the Morpho butterfly .  This butterfly is a bit famous among insect fans. There are 80 species of them and most of them are in Brazil.  Morpho from various angles 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 It looks like the color is blue, but the Morpho not have real blue wings. This time, I won't to write about how it lives, but rather the mechanism why these wings look blue. The wings of this morpho butterfly have no blue pigment and it doesn't have a specific color. The scales regulate the wavelength of blue light. This is why they appear blue. So other insects often lose their beautiful colors because they gradually lose their pigmentation when they die, but morphos keep retain their beautiful colors even after death because they make their colors from form. By the way, if changing the trajectory of light refraction, does it change the color too? This is the Video link↓ Result of refracting light against Morpho wings. The reason why the color ...

Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle I think some of you wonder why I wrote "Japanese most famous". It is often thought that only one type of beetle exists in Japan, but actually not. There are five species of beetles in Japan but the Rhinoceros beetle has the largest living area, and most people are familiar with it. And did you know that it is actually found overseas? In this put, I will introduce the ecology and where is it living.  range of the Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle  living area In Japan, it lives in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. And it also lives in Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, China, and Indochina. The beetle is northern limit was believed to be Aomori and although it was not originally in Hokkaido, it was introduced artificially and has been established as a domestic invasive species since the 1970s. The  Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle is basically nocturnal. They are thought to rest during the day at the base of trees, under humus or dead leaves, and the Taiwanese subspe...

Dynastes Hercules I think you guys have seen it in many situations, for example TV or images of this beetle is. However, do you know how this beetle lives? I will introduce how it lives and where it is from. This beetle's name is  Hercules beetle . It is in tropical forests from Central America to South America mainly. Tropical forests in South America First they hatch from eggs and become larvae. The larvae grow in decaying wood or leaf litter for about 1 year 6 months to 2 years. In captivity, they often grow in 18 months. After hatching from a larva, it takes 3-6 months to reach maturity. And they search for food. Sometimes they weigh more than 100 grams before pupation. Mostly beetles are active at live on night. So they rest during the day. Their active flight and other activities are limited to night time. However, adults feed on the sap and juice of broadleaf tree bark and damaged fruit day and night .Their adult life is long even They living from one to one and a half ...