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close encounters
lately i've been having close encounters with moths and butterflies:
the other day at my favorite caffeine provider here in manhattan (ks - they call it the 'little' apple), i saw a butterfly on the wall adjacent to the drive-through window. i pointed this out to the girl who works there, and we admired the beautiful creature together. when the girl handed me my cappuccino, the butterfly flew over and alighted briefly on my coffee cup!
the day after that the polyphemus moth pictured on my hand got knocked off the plant she was clinging to by a pair of wild dogs ;) she later flew away to mate and have babies unharmed.
p.s. i read that the adult polyphemus' sole purpose is to mate and lay eggs (well that, and to fill us with wonder) they have no mouth parts so they don't feed.
close encounters
lately i've been having close encounters with moths and butterflies:
the other day at my favorite caffeine provider here in manhattan (ks - they call it the 'little' apple), i saw a butterfly on the wall adjacent to the drive-through window. i pointed this out to the girl who works there, and we admired the beautiful creature together. when the girl handed me my cappuccino, the butterfly flew over and alighted briefly on my coffee cup!
the day after that the polyphemus moth pictured on my hand got knocked off the plant she was clinging to by a pair of wild dogs ;) she later flew away to mate and have babies unharmed.
p.s. i read that the adult polyphemus' sole purpose is to mate and lay eggs (well that, and to fill us with wonder) they have no mouth parts so they don't feed.