Wordless Wednesday – Keep Going 15 Replies Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Like this:Like Loading... Related
automatic gardener August 11, 2021 at 12:38 pm I know they do not have a long life, but I hate to see them like this. Reply ↓
pbmgarden Post authorAugust 11, 2021 at 12:50 pm I’ve been haunted by it so perhaps it shouldn’t have been shared. I’ve seen missing pieces of wings but haven’t seen a butterfly in this state. It’s still able to fly and still nectaring. Reply ↓
Beth@PlantPostings August 11, 2021 at 4:49 pm Wowza! That butterfly has some stories to tell! Reply ↓
pbmgarden Post authorAugust 12, 2021 at 7:02 am There must be a documentary somewhere that follows an individual through the experiences of its life cycle. Reply ↓
Eliza Waters August 12, 2021 at 8:50 am Flight of the Butterflies (2015) followed monarchs… I never got to see it, but they had it in IMAX which must have been amazing.
pbmgarden Post authorAugust 12, 2021 at 10:11 am I did see that IMAX in LA. Don’t remember it showing this level of deterioration though for an individual. Worth watching if you get a chance.
bittster August 11, 2021 at 10:47 pm I couldn’t think of a better place for a butterfly to spend her last days. Reply ↓
pbmgarden Post authorAugust 12, 2021 at 7:00 am Good point. We could all hope to live out life in a garden. Reply ↓
I know they do not have a long life, but I hate to see them like this.
I’ve been haunted by it so perhaps it shouldn’t have been shared. I’ve seen missing pieces of wings but haven’t seen a butterfly in this state. It’s still able to fly and still nectaring.
I do see them like that in my garden.
Instinct and sheer will in action!
Amazing, isn’t it?
A survivor!
She is indeed!
Wowza! That butterfly has some stories to tell!
I do wonder about it Beth!
Wow, that is endurance!
There must be a documentary somewhere that follows an individual through the experiences of its life cycle.
Flight of the Butterflies (2015) followed monarchs… I never got to see it, but they had it in IMAX which must have been amazing.
I did see that IMAX in LA. Don’t remember it showing this level of deterioration though for an individual. Worth watching if you get a chance.
I couldn’t think of a better place for a butterfly to spend her last days.
Good point. We could all hope to live out life in a garden.