Some of the smartest moths I know hang out at the bottom of my backyard porch light. My guess is that they are brainstorming about something technology related.
Here’s a newly emerged Monarch Butterfly trying to remember where it left that map to Mexico it had when it was a catterpillar:More here including shots of it in the chrysalis in my Flickr Photostream.
Randy B Premium Member almost 9 years ago
They don’t learn much that a butterfly (or moth) would find useful.
Superfrog almost 9 years ago
Is that why they lie about their age?
*Space Madness at The Station* almost 9 years ago
It’s all about flash cards…
Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Everything I needed to know about life, I learned as a crawling worm.
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
Harumph! Butterflies too smart for their britches!
No more shock treatment for larvae!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 9 years ago
…what?
William Neal McPheeters almost 9 years ago
Maybe … but I can’t remember for sure. Anyway, aren’t we talking about “imprint” and not “memory?”
painedsmile almost 9 years ago
Some of the smartest moths I know hang out at the bottom of my backyard porch light. My guess is that they are brainstorming about something technology related.
painedsmile almost 9 years ago
Are my comments visible? I made a couple of bejeezus comments yesterday that have disappeared.
Larry Miller Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Here’s a newly emerged Monarch Butterfly trying to remember where it left that map to Mexico it had when it was a catterpillar:More here including shots of it in the chrysalis in my Flickr Photostream.
Ray_C almost 9 years ago
This is true. My last job was preparing and grading quizzes for moths and butterflies. Their average grade was a Bee.