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Do you remember reading biology encyclopedias as a child?
Let's turn our attention to the small worlds we don't know and gain new perspectives. As spring arrives, the warm climate awakens various creatures.
Among them, insects with their beautiful colors, unique shapes, and lively movements make us feel the arrival of spring. This time, we introduce some insects that start their activities in spring.
Beautiful Dancers of Spring: Butterflies
The 'Swallowtail' and 'Lycaenidae' are representative butterflies of spring, known for their vivid colors and graceful dances.
The sight of butterflies spreading their wings and dancing among flowers and trees evokes a sense of fantasy. In Christianity, butterflies symbolize the 'soul'. Perhaps butterflies have long been seen as something transcendent.
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Symbols of Luck and Hope: Ladybugs
The 'Ladybug', with its bright colors and small stature, is loved as part of the rich nature that heralds the arrival of spring.
Ladybugs are cherished worldwide as symbols of good luck. In the West, it is believed that when a ladybug lands on your shoulder, good fortune will follow.
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The Small Hunter Hidden in Green: Praying Mantises
Known for their unique shape and excellent predation skills, praying mantises skillfully use their sharp forelegs to manage pests in gardens and farms.
They are widely distributed across the world and can be found in forests, grasslands, farmlands, and urban areas, coexisting with various organisms and maintaining ecological balance.
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Indomitable Workers Living Underground: Ants
The organizational structure and efficient work of ants teach us many things. In a single nest, hundreds to millions of individuals live together.
They also promote the recycling of ecosystems by transporting seeds and biological remains, participating in the process of decomposition in the soil.
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How was it?
To meet the messengers of spring, be sure to explore parks and fields. You'll surely feel the presence of life thriving even in places unknown to us.
