Thoughts from a Butterfly Hatch
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Uploaded by vlogbrothers on Aug 22, 2011
Pterodactly via The Oatmeal: http://theoatmeal.com/
In which Hank talks about butterflies, which were hatching like crazy in the Bitterroot valley this weekend.
So yeah, it was really amazing. They were constantly landing on us. They were all the way from the treetops to the path in front of us. Hundreds of thousands of Western Whites. This isn't a particularly unusual event, but we totally lucked into it. It wasn't intentional or anything.
We also saw mourning cloaks and swallowtails and the really tame one that I got those RIDICULOUS close-ups of was a mystery to me so I asked twitter, and the consensus is "probably an eastern comma" but anglewings all look very similar, so we're not sure. We'd need to look at it's genitalia, probably.
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Magic! o.o
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That was a lovely, almost Douglas Adamsian moment at the end. There is so much beauty inherent in the universe that I think if people can't see it, maybe it's because they don't understand it or haven't found meaning in it yet. You got some awesome footage here.
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I heard somewhere that butterflies can't see their own wings. This means they have no idea how beautiful they truly are.
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@geewizer33 You've got to be kidding, they die if they lose their scales.
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@JJandSrev He was kidding about the pterodactyl, don't worry. Hank knows how to pronounce dinosaur names.
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'lepidoptera is the most beloved order of insects'....... hmmmmm, i wander what charlieissocoolike would have to say about this.......
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impressive prose, hank. today you have john a run for his money.
2 weeks ago 2
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I was really enjoying it until all the butterflies died. At first I was sad, but thought, "Wow, even the dead butterflies floating in the water are so beautiful. They look like flowers." And then I saw a hornet EATING ONE. Good feelings gone.
Although, Lemon! <3
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How did you get so smart :(
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...Real trippy, Hank. :p
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XxLadyBlueFireEyesxX 3 months ago 54
LEMON! :D
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