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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Paola LOPEZ

In Ecuadoran Amazon, Butterflies Provide A Gauge Of Climate Change

The butterfly traps are made of green nets that blend in with the forest canopy (Credit: AFP)

Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators increasingly threatened by climate change.

A team has hung 32 traps made of green nets, each baited with rotting fish and fermented bananas. They are meant to blend in with the forest canopy. Their pungent odor clearly does not.

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