https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing Miss Stevens and Mr Cox en-us 2017-11-28 09:37:35 UTC 2017-11-30 09:40:21 UTC hello@padlet.com 4cheddargrove https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210797748 -Species of brush footed butterfly
-Scientific name: Greta oto
-Striking appearance
-Unusual compared to other butterflies
-How can their wings be transparent?]]> 2017-11-28 09:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210797748 4cheddargrove https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210798518 -Central and northern regions of S.America
-Some sighted in Texas to Chile
-Thrives in tropical climates, rain forests



]]> 2017-11-28 09:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210798518 4cheddargrove https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210799022 -Can carry 40x own weight

-travel up to 12 miles a day
-travel at 8mph]]> 2017-11-28 09:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210799022 4cheddargrove https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210799720 -adults have transparent wings with opaque, dark brown borders tinted with red or orange.
-bodies are a dark brown colour
- 2.8 to 3 centimeters long  a
 -wingspanof 5.6 to 6.1 centimeters.]]> 2017-11-28 09:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210799720 4cheddargrove https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210800533 mainly nectar of the flowers of the genus Lantana, 
droppings of insectivorous birds 
Birds are their common predator

]]> 2017-11-28 09:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210800533 4cheddargrove https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210801811 -use transparent wings to camouflage 

protect against predators by eating nectar that is toxic to animals (not a nice taste)]]> 2017-11-28 09:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/4cheddargrove/glasswing/wish/210801811