The emperor moth, or Saturnia pavonia, is a species of moth most notable for its beautiful collection of four eyespots on its wings; two on its front wings and two on its back wings. Because the eyespots are so visible and prominent on the wings of the moth, it can be proposed that this trait was adapted by the moth to increase its chances of viability by intimidating or confusing predators, compared to the common heath moth Ematurga atomaria which is a simple brown or grey colour (i.e. no eyespots). Eyespots on an organism is an example of mimicry – when an organism evolves a specific trait that is similar to a different organism (usually a predator), which in turn can help to improve its chances of survival. The theory behind mimicry proposes that the certain traits that a species adapts (in this case, eyespots), appear as confusing to predators, therefore hindering the predator’s ability to accurately perceive the identity of the species which allows said species even the slightest chance to escape from harm’s way (Howse 2013). There is also proof that large eyespots, such as those on the Saturnia pavonia, are beneficial to the organism because they are visibly similar to the eyes of predators such as owls (Howse 2013). The results from one experiment conducted by Blest (1957) studied the number of averted attacks by birds on a butterfly with eyespots compared to the number of averted attacks on a butterfly with the eyespots concealed from rubbing the wings (Stevens).
They are similarities. All have dates and facts. For example in “The Mysteries of Saturn” it states, “in July 2004 the Cassini spacecraft entered Saturn’s orbit and began to collect valuable information” In “Cassini Mission” it states, “in December 2004 a probe was dropped into Titan’s atmosphere. Then the leader began gathering data.” According to the illustration the first picture of Earth, Mars, Venus, and Saturn together was taken by the Cassini in 2013. All of this information was gathered using improved technology.
rtemisia Gentileschi was born in 1593 in the city of Rome into a family of painters.
Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian female artist born on July 8th 1593 in Rome. She was born to Orazio Gentileschi, a well-known Italian artist and her mother Prudentia Montone who died when Artemisia was only 12 years old. She had a rough childhood growing up in a male dominated era where her talents were often overlooked, she was rejected from art academies but luckily had her father to help her learn how to paint. Her father agreed to have Artemisia tutored by his coworker Agostinio Tassi in 1611 who eventually raped Artemisa. Her father pressed charges 9 months later when Tassi decided not to marry Artemisa and was sentenced to 1 year in prison that he never served. The trauma of her rape deeply inspired her work in which she painted
If this research continued on, this study can test various lengths of hindwing tails in separate evolutionary counter events in
I chose to type my submission for this week on Artemisia Gentileschi. Artemisia was born in Rome in July of 1953, despite the fact that her birth certificate says she was born in 1590. I’m not sure how they managed to mess that one up but I’m sure there’s some reason. She was the oldest child and the only girl in her family after her mother died when Artemisia was just twelve. Her father was a notable painter in Tuscany by the name of Orazio Gentileschi. She was introduced to art, obviously, by her father in his workshop. Her first painting for the public was “Susanna and the Elders” when she was seventeen years, many made accusations that her father helped with the painting.
The 17th century was a time of great change in the art world; characterized by the introduction of the Baroque style and the Counter-Reformation, the influential and talented artist Artemisia Gentileschi was born into this period. Gentileschi was one of the few female artists during the renaissance period due to a misunderstanding among the male artists of that period that women are automatically inferior in intelligence due to their very nature. Gentileschi was decided to be an anomaly among artists due to her brilliant painting skills and considered rare. Despite having many detrimental setbacks to Gentileschi’s career and mental wellbeing, she went on to become a very successful
Males of this species have been known to display a variety of colours and patterns in order to attract mates. However the extravagance of their colours can be determined on the selection pressures of their environment.
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The issue of predation amoung most animals in not uncommon and has been the leading reasons for increased survival pressures. As a result many animals have evolved various different predatory strategies, these specific traits assist in increasing a species chances for survival.
Saturn is the most fascinating planet in our Solar System. Saturn was named after the Roman God, Saturn; however in Greek, his name was Cronos, King of the older Gods. Cronos was the father of Zeus and the God of Time and Ages. Saturn, the planet itself, is comprised of liquid and gas. It has 7 rings that are formed from ice, rock, and dust. It is the 6th planet from the sun, which is 885 million miles away. Saturn is surprisingly the 2nd largest planet. It has the capacity of 764 earths or 75,000 miles wide. Saturn has 62 moons; 53 known and 9 provisional. Over time, these moons were named after the older Gods; the first moon Titan. Saturn spins so fast on its axis, that its days are 10 hours long. Saturn is the 2nd largest planet, however
Whenever a palatable species capitalize on aposematic coloration, it mimics the poisonous organism (Belk, Borden-Maier, 2010). The Monarch butterfly is poisonous,
Most treehoppers have an expansion of the T1 (1st thoracic segment; prothorax) dorsal sclerite which has led to a number of hypothesis for it’s evolutionary novelty (Stegmann,1998). The origin of novelty is one of the major issues in biology due to its inherent definitional variability (Brigandt & Love, 2012). According to Wagner & Lynch (2010) most definitions of evolutionary novelty can be summarized into two categories based on functional and structural novelty consisting of the genetic origin of such traits. The treehopper helmet may be considered functionally novel due to its unique adaptations to the environment. Although its morphological and genetic basis of novelty remain a controversy (Heffer & Pick, 2013).
Artemisia Gentileschi is a world famous painter but her path to become a successful artist was not an easy one and it was one that was filled with tragedy, injustice and finally redemption. Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Maidservant with Head of Holofernes was Artemisia’s revenge against her teacher and rapist, Agostino Tassi.
Peppered moths is mostly found in Britain and Ireland and is a quite common moth. These moths are typically white with black spots across their wings which helped them blend into trees during the day time. There was a genetic mutation that made moths all black with a few white spots but this was not a desirable trait because it made it more difficult to camouflage making the black moths less likely to survive. However, during industrialization, coal fires and pollution had created more soot and smoke in the air which made the trees darker because it stuck to their trunks. This made the white moth more susceptible to being caught by a predator. As a result, the black moths lived longer and reproduced more making the black based moths the majority as their out-numbered the white moths. Again, in the mid-twentieth century the moth species changed again since the industrial age was over and there was less air pollution. The few remaining white based moths thrived and now the white moth population is significantly larger than the black moth population. These are just a couple of examples of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Proof of his theory can be found all over and has helped many scientists explain why species differ based on location
Even though all the Jovian planets have rings, when most people are asked to name a planet with rings it is Saturn that seems to spring to their minds.