Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/26

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Pearl Crescent
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:30:51 -0400
References: <53E7D11B-0149-4A9A-BCF7-4B7759941563@embarqmail.com> <EFAD6FAD4E45489180917F73285002E7@jimnichols>
 
a friend passed along that he was basking

was warming up after a big thunderstorm

>> That one is basking.  Since hemolymph (green blood) circulates in their 
>> wings, they warm themselves by orienting the black portions of the wings 
>> to the sun.  

thx

ric


On Jun 26, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Nice capture, Ric.  How did you get him to spread the wings at the right 
> time?
> 
> Jim Nichols
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