To avoid males as much as possible, female Rocky Mountain Parnassians don’t fly much. Instead, they spend most of their time running around on the ground! Douglas County, Colorado, USA - ThreadSky

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andybugguy.bsky.social • 57 days ago

To avoid males as much as possible, female Rocky Mountain Parnassians don’t fly much. Instead, they spend most of their time running around on the ground!

Douglas County, Colorado, USA

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mariannedenton.bsky.social•57 days ago

That’s fantastic. Some species of female dragonflies throw themselves onto the ground to play dead to avoid mating.

sockynoob.bsky.social•56 days ago

Wonder why they do that

dhilrukshi.bsky.social•56 days ago

Female octopuses off the coast of Australia throw shells and silt at harassing males.

dhilrukshi.bsky.social•54 days ago

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crawlieswithcri.bsky.social•56 days ago

Too many jokes...

(but cool behaviour!)

sockynoob.bsky.social•56 days ago

Everybody's dream is for moths to just stay on the ground and crawl on them instead

kristinwyatt.bsky.social•57 days ago

This is insane!

phoebe13.bsky.social•57 days ago

A very interesting fact!😄🦋🌿

natrlover1975.bsky.social•49 days ago

So fascinating. I enjoy learning about insect behavior and also observing things in the wild. Like how so many beetles I'm trying to photograph do a dive off the plant onto the ground before I get a pic. 🤣

the-milla.bsky.social•56 days ago

Oh girl...I see you ♡

sarcasticsmall.bsky.social•56 days ago

If the male Rocky Mountain Parnassians are anything like some humans we know, who can blame the girls.

jessbullock.bsky.social•57 days ago

Oh neat! There are wingless female moths in my area (Alsophila) and I wonder if this is why.

andybugguy.bsky.social•57 days ago

It could certainly be a factor!

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