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From Snopes.com:
Ever seen a butterfly with transparent wings?
A rare and beautiful thing...
Take a moment - its worth it.
Glasswing Butterfly,
Lives in South America
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful.
As delicate as finely blown glass, the presence of this rare tropical gem is used by rain forest ecologists as an indication of high habitat quality and its demise alerts them of ecological change.
Rivaling the refined beauty of a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the Glasswing butterfly shimmer in the sunlight like polished panes of turquoise, orange, green, and red.
All things beautiful do not have to be full of color to be noticed; in life that which is unnoticed has the most power.
My goodness! I'd never heard of such a lovely creature. How can something clear, something that's nearly not there, be so beautiful?
...in life that which is unnoticed has the most power.Is it so? I'll need time to think.
Thanks to Doug.
Oh, how beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, aren't they, Rick? I'd give a lot to see one of these butterflies.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost magical, like something a fantasy writer made up. God is amazing!
ReplyDeleteRick, I was skeptical, too. That's why the quotes come from Snopes. Not that I don't trust Doug....
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous. The shapes are so lovely, and so is the orange rim of its wings. So delicate, too.
ReplyDeleteCathy, each time I look at them, the pics of the beauties take my breath away.
ReplyDeletewhat is the name for the caterpillar before them? Like where do they cone from?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, check out this link to see pictures of the caterpillars and pupa of glasswing butterflies.
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