Saving the Large Blue Butterfly (5 of 6) (IMAGE)

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Saving the Large Blue Butterfly (5 of 6)

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A Myrmica sabuleti worker ant drums the honey gland of a large blue butterfly caterpillar. The caterpillar rears up to mimic an ant grub and will shortly be carried into the ant's underground nest. This image relates to an article that appeared in the June 18, 2009, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jeremy Thomas of the University of Oxford and colleagues was titled, "Successful Conservation of a Threatened Maculinea Butterfly."

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