#butterfly research

[farmerstrend]

Butterfly Farming in Kenya: The Untapped Potential

Kenya is home to a thriving butterfly farming industry. The industry began in the 1990s as a way to generate income and conserve the country’s forests. Today, the industry is worth millions of dollars and employs thousands of people. However, the industry is not without its challenges. Many farmers complain that the government is not doing enough to support the sector. They also say that the…

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this butterfly light-up plush!

[veveisveryuncool]

for kirby, handling this power is...a breeze

quick sticker based off the kirby horoscope keychains!

[its-a-me-mango]

"Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage"

Thought of a song lyric so hard I had to draw something for it, no I didn't actually listen to the song while sketching I just thought of it so much, the influence cannot be understated here my godddd, oh also Mango's here too I guess.

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

normal fan activities like going to all the regions in DAI and listening very carefully to see if any cicadas made it into the soundscape so i can decide whether or not they exist in thedas/if i want to use them in this fic

[not-rab]

yes trans!regulus chose his first name to be a star, the heart of the lion, for sirius

but do u ever think that his second name, arcturus, guardian of the bear, wasn’t to do with pandora’s patronus being a bear?

[identityquest]

I recently found some old sketches for my Kentucky-based fakemon project and decided to clean em up. These two lines are based on the state butterfly, the Viceroy, and its Müllerian mimic, the Monarch.

Both would be a simple bug/flying combo, but I think it'd be cool if they had abilities that played together when they're sent into double battles. Maybe something that increases evasion and defense when they're on the battlefield at the same time, or maybe something niche like a chance to poison opponents when hit with Lick or Bite.

[wixhing0nastar]

I don't really go here, but good lord if I wasn't already gay seeing the gifs of the queen kissing her spy master(?) certainly would have made me a girl kisser.

[frederikpeeters]

[thethingything]

when you're learning to identify different species, you'll often find a bunch that look almost identical, and you sit there wondering how the hell you're meant to tell them apart, and you spend a while trying to figure out what features you're supposed to be looking at, and then one day you look at these species and realise the differences between them are so obvious to you now, and it's kind of a magical feeling.

like now you can see something you couldn't see before. something unfamiliar has become familiar and your world has become just that little bit bigger

[lycosiday]

once again redesigning this thing

[flowfystuffs]

Exposing myself

Dont... dont ask why i needed to know these okay...

[rini-descartes]

"Simplicity is a great virtue, but it requires hardwork to achieve it."

— Jorge Luis Borges

[cryptid-of-ohio]

most and least edible butterflies?

That’s a pretty good question. I had to put in a bit of research to get what I think are the objectively correct answers (I’ll give subjective answers too).

First, a few ground rules. I will only be looking at the adult stage’s edibility. My objective answers will be based off my research, while my subjective will be whatever the hell I want. I have never personally eaten a butterfly, so some of my reasoning will be based on assumptions. Anywayssss

The objective least edible is pretty easy actually. It’s the African Giant Swallowtail, which produces a cardiosteroid and could potentially kill a human if ingested.

Isn’t it beautiful?

Also, fun fact, no one has published what the caterpillars look like, or what the host plant is for this species. So that’s a neat little mystery.

As for the objectively most edible butterfly, that’s a bit more subjective. For edibility, I’m looking for no poison (obviously), as it tastes bad even if it’s not lethal. I’m also looking for a larger main body since that is where most of the nutrients will come from.

I think a good butterfly that fits those criteria would be the Western Tiger Swallowtail.

Some of you may suspect it’s poisonous due to its bright color pattern, but it isn’t. Its colors are a false warning to predators to stay away.

I will say though, if you really want to eat a butterfly I would remove the wings, or avoid them. The scales that coat them are made of keratin, aka the stuff our hair and fingernails is made of, which isn’t very tasty.

Anyways, now on to the subjective stuff. I think the least edible butterfly is the glass wing butterfly.

I mean, look at it! If it were a human it would be so emaciated! There’s nothing tasty there to eat! Not to mention, it’s also poisonous! 0/10 would not recommend eating

As for most edible, I have to go with one that might surprise you.

This is the Harvester Butterfly. It may look small and unassuming, but that’s not why I picked it for the most edible. I picked it because it’s going to be full of different nutrients than other butterflies.

See, the Harvester is unique in its eating habits. As an adult it doesn’t usually drink nectar, instead drinking minerals from the ground or sap. This is because they got most of their nutrients as a caterpillar where their diet was…

Other bugs!! That’s right! This is the only species of carnivorous butterfly on the planet. Their diet as caterpillars is almost entirely made up of eating aphids and the remains of other bugs. It also means that is isn’t poisonous, as most butterflies become poisonous by eating poisonous plants in the caterpillar stage.

I hope this satisfies your curiosity @json-derulo

[thecircularsystem]

I don’t know how you all have the energy for this much... everything.

[sitelenco]

the knights of Popstar

monochrome ver.

i had lots of fun drawing this, especially with adding some references and/or headcanon stuff!! ⚔️💙🖤💗🧡

some of the references i loved to do the most was on Morpho Knight, i added calavera-based makeup and flower-shaped pupils which glows, along with the alchemy symbol for death, and him holding a skull (how do i skull again? :'D)

for Dark Meta Knight, i decided to for with a headcanon i have, which his scar actually morphed into an vertical eye he can open when he's feeling insanely violent- not to mention i made him act like a mirror for Meta Knight

oyea speaking of Meta Knight, in the alt version of the art, i added the red eyes he has during his final smash!! :D