Meanwhile, Down In the Warming Meadows

Exeter University studies showed that female Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) butterflies may have some 'built-in' ability to 'adapt' to global heating (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/18/meadow-brown-butterflies-adapt-to-global-heating-by-developing-fewer-spots). This grassland butterfly normally has prominent 'eye-spot' on its wings. These markings seem to startle and redirect attacks by potential predators (they are deimatic). When, however, the buterfly's chrysalis is cultured at higher temperatures, females emerged with fewer eye-spots. The folk carrying out this study, believes this makes them harder to detect in dry grass. Global heating would, of course, make these drier grassland conditions more frequent and intense.