Daphne to demonstrate the power of love's arrow. Eros also shot Daphne, but with a leaden-tipped arrow, the effect of which was to make her flee from Apollo. Elated with sudden love, Apollo chased Daphne contuinally. He tried to make her cease her flight by saying he doesn't wish to hurt her. When she continued fleeing, Apollo lamented that even though he had the knowledge of medicinal herbs, he had failed to cure himself from the wound of Cupid's arrow. When Apollo had caught up with her, Daphne prayed for help to her father, the river god Peneus of Thessaly, who
Ceylon tree nymph with four pairs of long filamentous tentacles" with each segment of its body marked with a pale yellow band. The record further mentions that it has twelve segments and that the sixth segment has a "large oval crimson spot". Its head and legs are black. In the IUCN Red List, the Ceylon tree nymph is listed as lower risk/near threatened. The main threat faced by the Ceylon tree nymph is the destruction of its habitat. However, various direct steps have been taken for the conservation of this species. Several of its naturally occurring areas are protected areas, such as the