Thursday, April 19, 2012

110/366 Butterfly

Last week, we met up with my sweetie's family in Stratford-upon-Avon, where we visited a Butterfly Farm - it was the first time I'd been to one, and it was awesome! :D I'd been a bit worried that fluttery critters all around me would make me a bit nervous, but it was fine, and the shapes and colours were just amazing.
One of my favourites was this one with the transparent wings.


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  1. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    That is awesome, Hobby!

    I've never seen a butterfly with trasparent wings. That is just too cool and really pretty.

    Calma

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    1. MonikaApril 19, 2012 at 4:39 PM

      The caterpillar room had an info sign saying that they only live in South America. I was thinking it probably belonged in Elfland. :D

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  2. VanaApril 19, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle has a butterfly house and it is so cool. But I have never seen a transparent butterfly like that before, VERY PRETTY!!!!

    Vana

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    1. MonikaApril 19, 2012 at 4:40 PM

      I thought if any little fluttering creature might be taken for an elf, this might be one. ;) :)

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  3. DayApril 19, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    Wow. I've been to several butterfly gardens and I've never seen one like this! Amazing.

    I'm glad you're still having such a lovely time with your Sweetie, Monika. :)

    Rose

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    1. MonikaApril 19, 2012 at 4:44 PM

      Thanks, Rose! :D Where did you go to butterfly gardens, then?

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  4. DayApril 19, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    um.. I've been to at least 4 butterfly gardens.
    1.) Inside the Milwaukee County museum, Wisconsin USA,
    2.) Botanical gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada,
    3.) Botanical gardens, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    4.) Somewhere is Florida.. I can't quite remember.. Disneyworld.. or ?? was it Sea World?? Maybe Busch Gardens?? One of those!!

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    1. MonikaApril 22, 2012 at 5:19 PM

      Wow, really cool! I'd only seen one in San Francisco when I was some years ago, but they had just closed for winter. :D

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  5. celebalquaApril 20, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    Wow. I know a few people have already said it but what an extraordinary thing. I've never seen one with clear wings like that. Is a butterfly farm there to breed butterfly to be released into the wild or to collectors, or are they for eating?? We don't have butterfly farms here in oz.

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    1. MonikaApril 22, 2012 at 5:25 PM

      Cel, it's purely for show, for people to come and see them :) - this one breeds only tropical butterflies, so it was like a giant hothouse with tropical climate. It would be great if there were those that also breed them to release them into the wild - there are a lot of native varieties that could do with a bit of propagating.

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