Prof Thomas led a research project which resulted in the reintroduction of the maculinea (large blue) butterfly.

BBC: Dorset butterfly scientist appointed OBE

Conceptually similar to GM's AUTOnomy fuel-cell concept of 2002, the i8 like its urban-EV sibling, the i3 is radically different in one respect: BMW says it is actually going to build it, virtually as it appears in concept-car form, complete with its semitransparent body panels, butterfly doors, glowing blue grilles and laser headlights.

WSJ: Twiki, Bring the Car Around

At the end of our four-hour hike, Remo pounced into a dense roadside thicket to catch a scarce swallowtail, a butterfly noted for its brilliant blue and gold tail whose design mimics the head of a distasteful insect to ward off predators.

BBC: Switzerland��s valley of butterflies

Just an hour from Khasab are dive sites with schools of blue and yellow Indian Ocean angelfish, Arabian butterfly fish, snappers, lionfish, groupers, stingrays and turtles.

BBC: Oman��s sleepy Musandam Peninsula