Cape Cod Museum of Natura; History presents The Amazing World of Butterflies

Learn how butterflies use their beauty to fool predators in a special presentation from Dr. Nipam H. Patel, a global expert in evolutionary biology. Dr. Patel will explore how the colors and patterns of butterflies help them survive, provide the ability to find mates, hide when necessary, and deter predators. Dr. Patel is director of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole and a lifelong butterfly enthusiast with an enormous personal collection, part of which will be on display at the talk. He is a leading scholar in modern evolutionary and developmental biology with a specific focus on the evolution of body patterning and segmentation, regeneration of the germline (cells carrying the genetic material passed from one generation to another) and structural coloration.