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@machpants said in Science!:
@bones The cool thing is how the different species stay under for prime number years, so they don’t come out at the same time and compete for food.
That fucks with my head... maybe there really is a Sky-Fairy who intelligently designed all this shit.
Until he got to mankind - he was pissed and/or hungover that day.It is butterflies that get me.
- cocoon yourself and emerge as a completely different looking creature
- monarchs able to remember where 3 generations ago were born and returning to the same spot
- monarch caterpillars that survive only eating the milkweed plant. That plant is poisonous, and kills many of the caterpillars, but those that survive are left alone by predators, because they carry the milkweed toxin even as butterflies
Recommended reading is The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams
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@stockcar86 said in Science!:
@machpants said in Science!:
@bones The cool thing is how the different species stay under for prime number years, so they don’t come out at the same time and compete for food.
That fucks with my head... maybe there really is a Sky-Fairy who intelligently designed all this shit.
Until he got to mankind - he was pissed and/or hungover that day.It is butterflies that get me.
- cocoon yourself and emerge as a completely different looking creature
- monarchs able to remember where 3 generations ago were born and returning to the same spot
- monarch caterpillars that survive only eating the milkweed plant. That plant is poisonous, and kills many of the caterpillars, but those that survive are left alone by predators, because they carry the milkweed toxin even as butterflies
Recommended reading is The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams
And the adult butterfly only lives for 60-70 days usually, just enough time to mate then dead!!
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@canefan Puriri moth has an even sadder story
It spends the first five to six years of its life as a grub in a tree trunk (common host plants are the puriri tree (Vitex lucens) and putaputawētā (Carpodetus serratus), but puriri larva also inhabit non-native species such as Eucalyptus), with the last 48 hours of its life as a moth.
We lived in a rental many years ago surrounded by Puriri trees and at night the high ceilings and high glass window attracted moths, and you could see the MOrepork swoop in to take them, at upto 15cm wingspan they are a sight!!
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@stockcar86 said in Science!:
@machpants said in Science!:
@bones The cool thing is how the different species stay under for prime number years, so they don’t come out at the same time and compete for food.
That fucks with my head... maybe there really is a Sky-Fairy who intelligently designed all this shit.
Until he got to mankind - he was pissed and/or hungover that day.It is butterflies that get me.
- cocoon yourself and emerge as a completely different looking creature
- monarchs able to remember where 3 generations ago were born and returning to the same spot
- monarch caterpillars that survive only eating the milkweed plant. That plant is poisonous, and kills many of the caterpillars, but those that survive are left alone by predators, because they carry the milkweed toxin even as butterflies
Recommended reading is The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams
Yeah, maybe the Big Guy was on acid when he got to the butterflies.
That would actually be a sweet book, or at least essay... the true 7 Days of Creation...
Day 1 - God was sober, straight, and enthused - created.... some plant-life, the nice little fishies, some mammals
Day 2 - He was into the groove of things - created... some of the basic insects, same cleverer mammals, some birds and shit. Celebrated with a glass of wine or 2.
Day 3 - Still into it, but feeling a bit tired, and wanting to have some fun with it - created... plants that eat shit - Venus Fly-Trap, etc; some poisonous fishes, insects, whatever... has a few bevvies to take the edge off, and then... celebrate
Day 4 - Feeling a little over it all, but fuck it... let's create... all sorts of shit with camouflage instincts, a subconscious reaction to feeling shit. Shit, that was smart, maybe a couple of whiskies to send me to sleep
Day 5 - Feeling rough, fuck it - let's kick off the day with a wee toot of the sweet Coca I created... then make an Octopus... fuck yeah, then... ahhh... fuck, those mammals are loud... let's get a Candiru in there to fuck that shit up.
Day 6 - Still awake... let's drop a tab, on top of some constant cocaine... and just fuck shit up... a mammal based on me... a real sociopath type, but with opposable thumbs and the ability to just destroy everything else I've created.
Day 7 - rest. Just... let me fucking rest, The fucking snails are hurting my ears. -
@machpants said in Science!:
@bones The cool thing is how the different species stay under for prime number years, so they don’t come out at the same time and compete for food.
That fucks with my head... maybe there really is a Sky-Fairy who intelligently designed all this shit.
Until he got to mankind - he was pissed and/or hungover that day.Wasn't it like Saturday? so like a big night on the piss Friday ...
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@stockcar86 said in Science!:
That plant is poisonous, and kills many of the caterpillars, but those that survive are left alone by predators,
Not really. Wife has always had swan plant in the garden for the butterflies, but bloody wasps. Hate those things. One of the reasons that populations of monarchs are falling is wasp infestations.
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@stockcar86 said in Science!:
That plant is poisonous, and kills many of the caterpillars, but those that survive are left alone by predators,
Not really. Wife has always had swan plant in the garden for the butterflies, but bloody wasps. Hate those things. One of the reasons that populations of monarchs are falling is wasp infestations.
Ants and spiders will also have a go.Sorry, bad choice of words by me. I should have said birds leave them alone.
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@stockcar86 said in Science!:
@stockcar86 said in Science!:
That plant is poisonous, and kills many of the caterpillars, but those that survive are left alone by predators,
Not really. Wife has always had swan plant in the garden for the butterflies, but bloody wasps. Hate those things. One of the reasons that populations of monarchs are falling is wasp infestations.
Ants and spiders will also have a go.Sorry, bad choice of words by me. I should have said birds leave them alone.
I saw that episode of Diego too.
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@taniwharugby My partners place is in a copse of Puriri. Don't see the morepork but hear them. Her bloody cats catch the moths bring them inside and then let them go and are too stupid (rag dolls) to know what to do next. Cue moths flying all round inside the house.
Cool trees - look like they belong in Tom Bombadil's forest with the bonus of attracting keruru
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@dogmeat yeah they do look like something that should be in a fantasy world.
I had heard of Puriri Moths before we lived at that place, but never seen one so when we saw them flying about and dead on the deck I had to ask Uncle Google.
Similarly when we had this big ass looking thing flying round our deck, only to find out later it was a Kumara Moth (aka Hummingbird Moth)
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@taniwharugby did you post a photo of one ages ago, one is definitely imprinted on my mind, this horrible giant moth. I hate them, even the ones that are about an inch big and flap around in the dark. I'd have spiders over moths anyday.
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@r-l yeah I posted that before.
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@jc i like the hugging cuttlefish one.
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@r-l delicious too
