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The butterflies were lucky. There must be many others that didn't make it.
[1] https://www.yachtingworld.com/special-reports/stan-honey-the...
How do they know the butterflies didn’t, say, hitch a ride on a cruise ship with a flower garden?
How do we know the butterflies didn't piggyback on a flight?
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> How is this possible? Wind ?
From the article: “We estimate that without wind, the butterflies could have flown a maximum of 780 km [485 miles] before consuming all their fat and, therefore, their energy.” So they can fly 485 miles without wind? that is still an unbelievably long way!
How is this possible? I cant even walk 10 miles without needing food. Where did the butterflies store their energy? So many questions... Amazing if true.
Well, I certainly hope the butterfly has more energy after eating through one apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges, a chocolate cake, an ice-cream, a pickle, a cheese, a salami, a lollipop, a cherry pie, a sausage, a cupcake, a watermelon, and finally a green leaf.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> How is this possible? Wind ?
From the article: “We estimate that without wind, the butterflies could have flown a maximum of 780 km [485 miles] before consuming all their fat and, therefore, their energy.” So they can fly 485 miles without wind? that is still an unbelievably long way!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the article: “We estimate that without wind, the butterflies could have flown a maximum of 780 km [485 miles] before consuming all their fat and, therefore, their energy.” So they can fly 485 miles without wind? that is still an unbelievably long way!
They're more efficient than bicycles
I learned this weekend that birds routinely get trapped in the eye of hurricanes and have to keep moving with it despite being exhausted, for hundreds of miles.