Biology?Anthropology?

[Unkotare]

What can the Limenitis Arthemis suggest to us about human culture and social behavior, if anything?

 

[Unkotare]

So.......nothing?

 

[Unkotare]

Well, ok then...

 

[asaratis]

That we should collect coins instead of butterflies?

That ugly children can grow up to be beautiful adults?

I dunno.

I'm guessing that you had in mind a discussion of a particular aspect of human culture or social behavior, both of which vary widely among countries, races, local communities and other groupings of humans.

 

[Unkotare]

Well, that butterfly adapted to give the appearance that it was another kind of butterfly, one that is poisonous to local birds of prey, thus giving it a survival advantage. This made me think of school-age kids who try to dress and act and speak like the 'cool' kids or even the dangerous/delinquent/gang-member kids. Could this be seen as a kind of social, rather than genetic, adaptation intended (however subconsciously) to garner some degree of 'social survival' advantage?

If you see what I mean.