tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867187601657045664.post3015357797127813962..comments2023-10-03T05:42:57.021-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Lepidoterist: The Secret Life of Ants and ButterfliesCyrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511618640260051380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867187601657045664.post-58875248195341254232012-02-23T20:38:32.959-08:002012-02-23T20:38:32.959-08:00I have no idea what the specific species is! I nee...I have no idea what the specific species is! I need to consult someone with more specific knowledge on lycaenidae.Cyrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511618640260051380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867187601657045664.post-84676940541464079712012-02-22T05:54:11.095-08:002012-02-22T05:54:11.095-08:00Cyren!! David Attenborough is a genius and I'm...Cyren!! David Attenborough is a genius and I'm going to purchase Life in the Undergrowth after I get some books out of the way.<br /><br />I remember watching this on PBS. Good good times. I've NEVER heard of any Lycaenid butterfly using weaver ants!! I've always read about them using ground nesting species. <br /><br />The Large Blue (<i>Phengaris arion</i>)does the complete opposite. One of the ants it nests with <i>Myrmica scabuleti</i> parasitically prey on their larvae and tricks the ants into thinking it's one of their own larvae!! While the species you described/observed <i>willingly</i> helps raise them!<br /><br />God, someone needs to write a book on these too. What species is that? I believe it's a female but Idk which of the Lycaenidae. It's beautiful! ♥Brittaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542979428164812662noreply@blogger.com