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05/10/2007 @ 12:00 pm
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I am very pleased JP that you have allowed me to re-visit a very interesting area of East Asian wildlife namely the Butterflies of Taiwan.
“Taiwan has long been known as a “kingdom of butterflies,” and at least 377 of the world’s
1,400 butterfly species can be found on the island.
This is more than Japan, which is 10 times Taiwan’s land area, and Sri Lanka, which is
currently promoting itself as a destination for eco-tourists. Great Britain, which is seven
times larger than Taiwan, has a mere 61 species.
Of the 377 species in Taiwan, 56 are endemic to the island, which is to say they are found
nowhere else on Earth.
One of Taiwan’s more unusual butterflies is the Birdwing, renowned for its lustrous spearl
color. Because of its large size and habit of gliding, the male sometimes scares away small
birds. ”
http://202.39.225.136/auser/d/2002eco-e/1031-2.htm
and also just recently the wonderful nature loving Taiwanese went to this length to protect our little fluttery friends.
We can learn a lot from this type of mentality I think.
rem.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6491255.stm
May 10th, 2007 at 2:50 pmsorry I left out this important link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6491255.stm
read and boggle.
May 10th, 2007 at 2:51 pmbut rem, those butterflies NEVER arrived at the highway at the scheduled time, and the entire news story went out the window…..it never happened. they took a different route this year. via ocean currents i guess. must be in guam now.
May 10th, 2007 at 4:23 pmGoogle: “Mr. Butterfly + Taiwan”
May 10th, 2007 at 4:26 pmTaiwan butterfly photos on display at Smithsonian
Radio Taiwan International, Taiwan – May 2, 2007
He is known as “Mr. Butterfly” as he has been tracking and photographing butterflies for nearly 30 years. Taiwan has been called the “Kingdom of the …
May 10th, 2007 at 4:27 pmwell it’s a big pity they didn’t cross the highway Danny,maybe next year they might stick to the script..however,I also found of great interest the bit about the Green Spotted butterfly which migrates every year from Yangmingshan to Japan in May and June..(Gosh! that must be a helluva trip).
Over water no less!…they probably arrive out near overoftens way in Kumamoto.
See..they are plucky little guys aren’t they?.
May 11th, 2007 at 7:24 amHere’s a good quote:- “They say that something as small as a butterfly beating its wings in China can cause a hurricane in America, so maybe we should go to China and kill all the butterflies, just to be safe….Ken Advent.”
It’s probably a waste of time Ken,the Chicom’s are busily doing that already with their stinky pollution and CO2 gases ….and if that doesn’t work they’ll dream-up some way of converting the harmless little things into some sort of ghastly snack food to flog at the Olympics.
May 11th, 2007 at 11:19 amAlmost 3 years in China, and I don’t recall seeing a single butterfly. No wild animals either, that weren’t already bagged and ready for cooking.
May 11th, 2007 at 12:44 pmThank you ghoti.
May 11th, 2007 at 12:53 pmYes, well then….why do we have hurricanes in America?
May 11th, 2007 at 1:20 pmI’m at a Toto loss to help you there I’m afraid ghoti.
http://www.kansasoz.com/infototo.htm
May 11th, 2007 at 2:04 pmGhoti – *everyone* knows God hates trailer homes. It’s just so much easier to smote ‘em with a big wind, s’all. After all, they aren’t made of bricks, or even straw.
May 11th, 2007 at 2:15 pmHey, watch it. I’ve thought of sticking a trailer home in the mountains in Kyushu. A great way around taxes and corrupt builders.
And, anyway…how does God do it without Chinese butterflies?
May 11th, 2007 at 4:10 pm“Hisayoshi Kojima, 57, of Kyoto“…(Butterfly Thief).http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070418b2.html
..now *Danny* you said that those Taiwan’eze-type-Butterfly’s
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6491255.stm
Didn’t cross that road but flew off to some Imaginary Place called Okinawa or Guam or (Kumamoto – or wherever??)
June 4th, 2007 at 3:18 pmwrong link:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/news/pr2007/053.html
rem.
June 4th, 2007 at 3:29 pm