tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post2786270519532868368..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: What happens when a raindrop, travelling at terminal velocity, hits a butterfly .....?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-87141429010666129642012-05-19T20:35:33.631+00:002012-05-19T20:35:33.631+00:00Greetings Noushka, have just visited your blogs an...Greetings Noushka, have just visited your blogs and have become a follower - beautiful pictures! All the best, Phil...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-27511965695558661082012-05-19T09:42:04.843+00:002012-05-19T09:42:04.843+00:00WOW!
What an interesting blog!
I have made similar...WOW!<br />What an interesting blog!<br />I have made similar observations with all sorts of butterflies!<br />The Orange tip is one of my favorite!<br />Too bad I can't register as a "member", but I will have a closer look at your other posts!<br />Cheers Phil!Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-51463024676625102832012-05-06T17:55:56.444+00:002012-05-06T17:55:56.444+00:00Hi Nellie, ...it wouldn't, wouldn't it...?...Hi Nellie, ...it wouldn't, wouldn't it...? best wishes, PhilPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-36890199753451636292012-05-06T17:53:58.040+00:002012-05-06T17:53:58.040+00:00I need to find a male now Valerianna - the orange ...I need to find a male now Valerianna - the orange tips to their wings are exquisitePhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-84243273880740061502012-05-06T17:53:10.191+00:002012-05-06T17:53:10.191+00:00Hi toffeeapple, they are surprisingly hard to spot...Hi toffeeapple, they are surprisingly hard to spot when they are in that state, especially in dappled sunlight..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-52125640604588692372012-05-06T17:52:15.863+00:002012-05-06T17:52:15.863+00:00Hi snippa, thanks - and thanks for visiting...Hi snippa, thanks - and thanks for visiting...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-75718136494517200302012-05-06T17:51:49.454+00:002012-05-06T17:51:49.454+00:00Hi Erica, I know what you mean - some are in tatte...Hi Erica, I know what you mean - some are in tatters by the end of the summer, aren't they...?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-43831501549255708572012-05-06T17:49:14.573+00:002012-05-06T17:49:14.573+00:00Hi Rob, I'm always impressed to by the way tha...Hi Rob, I'm always impressed to by the way that some of the larger species, like peacocks, travel so far and so fast even in blustery conditions.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-61674925302342984322012-05-06T17:48:05.685+00:002012-05-06T17:48:05.685+00:00Hi John, I've had a small colony of orange tip...Hi John, I've had a small colony of orange tips breeding in the garden for twenty years now and in all that time have only once found one of their well camouflaged pupae in winter, so it's always reassuring when they emerge in spring.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-54640459019344761532012-05-06T03:08:12.248+00:002012-05-06T03:08:12.248+00:00What a pretty butterfly. It's wing pattern wo...What a pretty butterfly. It's wing pattern would make a lovely sun dress.<br />nellieNellie from Beyond My Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149596937067869426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-19215432309139603722012-05-06T01:12:33.478+00:002012-05-06T01:12:33.478+00:00Facinating! And a beautiful butterfly, too.Facinating! And a beautiful butterfly, too.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22005277210006237792012-05-05T22:34:16.328+00:002012-05-05T22:34:16.328+00:00Oh, what a interesting piece of information. I ha...Oh, what a interesting piece of information. I hadn't realised that they could fold up so tightly, it looks like an exclamation mark. How fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-34066200833439063882012-05-05T21:25:06.321+00:002012-05-05T21:25:06.321+00:00Fascinating observation and as usual first class p...Fascinating observation and as usual first class photography. Thanks for sharing.snippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455223528958815846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-4588397967587401712012-05-05T20:38:52.490+00:002012-05-05T20:38:52.490+00:00Beautiful photos! It's amazing how tough butte...Beautiful photos! It's amazing how tough butterflies are, isn't it? I've seen them flying with wings in tatters/missing big parts, and don't know how they do it.Erica Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010721024815560173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-26884414501698588782012-05-05T18:16:28.506+00:002012-05-05T18:16:28.506+00:00The power of these fragile looking insects to with...The power of these fragile looking insects to withstand rough weather is amazing. <br />A couple of weeks back I watched a Holly Blue clinging to a leaf in wind gusting hard enough to blow chairs across the garden.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042650405946029324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-67055278337846467112012-05-05T17:44:50.049+00:002012-05-05T17:44:50.049+00:00Great piece of observation.Great piece of observation.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.com