i saw a really cool butterfly expert man on PBS and was so in awe of him and his butterfly knowledge i tracked down the episode online to see how to spell his name and found his twitter and followed him, only for the next day to awaken to him having read not only my webcomic, but also my livetweets saying how i wanted to marry the butterfly man. he said he was flattered. anyway the moral of the story is please don’t underestimate how far down your twitter a bored entomologist will scroll, and also the internet was a mistake.
Tag: lepidoptera
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How do invertebrates survive the heat?
While they generally flourish in the warmth of summer, they can suffer or even perish during heat waves, especially when coupled with dry spells or drought. When soil moisture declines, ponds dry out, and stream water levels drop, some invertebrates aestivate (become dormant), burrowing deeper into the soil or pond mud to wait for rain. Others, like many butterflies, become active earlier in the morning, avoiding the heat of the day.
– via A Seasonal Guide to New York City’s Invertebrates
Monarch butterfly © Kenneth Dwain Harrelson
