Butterflies that don't have sex

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reason-butterflies-dont-mate-genetics-written-dna-180971456/

I thought this was a really interesting article. These butterflies don't reproduce with each other because if they mix each other's species then the wings will have a different pattern and get easily hunted by predators. The two sexes are different species and so when they mate the chances of survival for the offspring are too low for generations to continue.

I thought this article was neat because it shows that these butterflies are capable of understanding the consequences of if they mate with the wrong butterfly. These animals have to be really picky about who they mate with so that the offspring has a chance to survive.

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  1. AnonymousMarch 7, 2019 at 6:34 AM

    This is interesting because it shows how smart butterfly's can be.

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