Observation
Through the field museums face book photo albums an
articulation of something I was previously aware of voiced itself. The photo
seen here is of a trigger swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly expresses a
duality called Gynandromorphy,
an organism that exhibits both Sexual dimorphic Phenotypes, specific to the
species or subspecies morphology. Also previously to looking at the monarch
butterfly I was aware of the affect of highly pouted arias in relation to
biological sex expression. Although not highly researched by myself, it seems
that intersexuality/ hermaphroditism, in animals, is higher in pouted arias.
The idea arose…environmental symbolism shown in the polluted body. The second aspect came when I found some
pictures of iridescent colored birds, one, Amethyst Sunbird, Chalcomitra amethy
and two, the Violet-back Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster). I began to
wonder about the symbolic significant of these birds coloration. Obviously for
attraction of some sort, these birds have evolved to poses this coloration.
Although I am unaware of the sex morphology of these specific birds, I do know
that Sexual dimorphic Phenotypes exist in other bird species. In
conclusion I am left with the question, through pollution and Gynandromorphy
will traits of attraction become symbols of toxic environments and how will
representations of sex in animals be potentially exoticized, ingratiated or
rejected by different societies? 
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