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The noble butterfly Acraea terpsicore is spreading from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka further and further into South and Southeast Asia - and also ends up in photos taken by vacationers on their cell phones. It is precisely these images that make it an object of research. © S. Chowdhury/iDiv

Butterflies on Facebook - and research benefits

Vacation photos of colorful butterflies are not just beautiful memories - they can advance real science. Researchers from Leipzig and Jena have shown how images from social networks can help us understand the decline in biodiversity. Their result: surprisingly good.