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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: DoctorBeaver on 19/07/2006 20:54:44
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Where do they go at night? I don't mean which pub or club do they frequent! Seriously, where do they go?
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I have it on good authority that they indulge in the thrill-seekers adrenalin-junkies past time of hanging on lamp shades !!
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They hide wherever they can..
I noticed that when they are in the house overnight they rest in the sunlight fro a short time before that really get going unless they feel in danger. I think they need the heat to work at an optimum level. But I could be wrong.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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When the moon rises they turn into vampire moths and attack your lightbulbs.
Michael
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I was trying to ask a SERIOUS question! [:(!]
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Well, why did you not ask one then? LOL [:D][^][:D]
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I DID! [:(!]
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All you wanted to know about butterflies, but were afraid to ask (or not, as the case may be):
http://www.nides.bc.ca/Assignments/Insects/Butterflyfaq.htm
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Q19: Where do butterflies go when it rains?
A19: Butterflies hide when it rains. They usually go to the same places they do for the night. Some butterflies hide under large leaves, some crawl down into dense leaves or under rocks, and some just sit head down on grass stems or bushes with wings held tightly. If the rains are exceptionally hard or of long duration many of the butterflies become tattered or die.
Q32: How long do butterflies live?
A32: Different butterfly species have different adult potential life spans. By marking butterflies then recapturing or sighting them later scientists gain information on how long butterflies can live. An average butterfly species has an adult life span of 2 weeks or less. For example one butterfly studied in Costa Rica had a life expectancy of about 2 days, and live 10 days at the most. No adult butterfly can live more than a year. The Mourning Cloak adult and some related tortoiseshells and anglewings that hatch in early summer may live almost a year. It overwinters as an adult and then waits to court, mate and lay eggs the following spring or early summer. Monarchs and Swallowtails may live about a month in the summer, but the Monarchs that migrate to Mexico or the California coast may live up to 6 months. Some long-lived tropical butterflies live up to 6 months as adults. The long-life champion is a tiny yucca moth that feeds on Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata). Dr. Jerry Powell of the University of California at Berkeley has found this moth's caterpillar may be able to wait up until 30 years to form a pupa and emerge as an adult.
Clearly, a butterfly that only lives 2 days does not need to worry about too many nights; but one that lives 6 months may consider this a greater problem.
George
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So basically they dont go anywhere, they just hang out.
Hows that for a serious answer.[:)]
Michael
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Beautiful information George! Thanks!
"Lo" Loretta
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That question might be funnier in my country, since in my language sluts are referred as "night butterflies".