Blue Monarch Butterfly

The Peleides blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) is native to the rainforests of northern South America and is found in Mexico and Central America as well. With a wingspan of 13 to 20 cm, it is one of the largest butterflies in the world. Males are slightly bigger and brighter in color than the females. Their brilliant blue color is not from pigmentation, but rather from iridescence and the diffraction of light from millions of tiny scales on their wings. This makes for a beautiful display when they fly and can be useful in frightening away predators. The caterpillars prefer to feed on plants in the pea family, but are also known to be cannibalistic. The butterflies prefer to drink the juices from rotting fruits. Butterflies of the World Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqgxt-CbiTV5ds_VsXFaEtulFnvEf09QP If you liked this video, don't forget to give it a thumbs up or leave me a comment! And to see more of where my soles wander to, subscribe to this channel ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaKNuGDDx9CuUkImqE19vQQ?sub_confirmation=1 ~ thank you for all the positivity you all share! Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

What does it mean to be blue? The wings of a Morpho butterfly are some of the most brilliant structures in nature, and yet they contain no blue pigment -- they harness the physics of light at the nanoscale. Learn more about these butterflies: http://goo.gl/dGo5XE SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/8NwXqt Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Deep Look is a project of KQED Science, which is supported by HopeLab, The David B. Gold Foundation; S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation; The Vadasz Family Foundation; Smart Family Foundation and the members of KQED. #deeplook

Despite its name, Blue Morpho Butterfly’s wings are not actually blue at all! While they may appear this way, this is not the result of pigmentation. It is actually caused by the way light reflects off the microscopic scales on its wings. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Untamed with Filipe DeAndrade here: http://bit.ly/WatchNGWUntamed ➡ NEW EPISODES OF UNTAMED WITH FILIPE DEANDRADE TUESDAYS. About Untamed with Filipe DeAndrade: Follow Filipe and his two best friends as they travel the United States in search of the most diverse, iconic and unexpected animal species this country has to offer. Get More National Geographic Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram About National Geographic Wild: National Geographic Wild is a place for all things animals and for animal-lovers alike. Take a journey through the animal kingdom with us and discover things you never knew before, or rediscover your favorite animals! Blue Morpho Butterfly | Untamed https://youtu.be/3StDFYv-AxQ Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild