Peacock Butterfly, Inachis Io,on Buddleia bush (Buddleja sp.), England.
Hi. Welcome (back) to Weirdbeautiful. Quote-of-the-day/week today is this cheering little gem from the American Scientist,
E. O. Wilson (b. 1929)-
"If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. "
You can find more information on Prof Wilson's work [here] and in this interview with him in Discover magazine by the Science Writer, Richard Conniff. (Richard Conniff is the author of the excellent book "Spineless Wonders", amongst other things).
Both photographs = Peacock Butterfly, Inachis Io,on Buddleia bush (Buddleja sp.), England, Victoria Neblik, 2010.
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