FW: Us and Them

Chris Durden drdn at mail.utexas.edu
Thu May 27 19:12:51 EDT 1999


How about the nymphalids that fly right at you and land on your back or on
the hand that holds the net. I am thinking of *Nessea* and *Agrias* in
particular. Bernard Krizek has a photo of *Colobura dirce* on my forehead.
...........Chris Durden

At 06:27 AM 1999:05:27 -0400, you wrote:
>>Isn't that the truth.  Actually, though, there are those bolder species
>>(certain Swallowtails come to mind) that seem to torment the net carrier in
>>spite of the handle length or net radius.  I am convinced that certain
>>butterflies will, once they spot you standing there like an idiot, fly
>>directly at you, making at least two sweeps to within a few inches of your
>>nose, and then fly away "laughing" (that ought to get John Grehan smiling).
>>Mark Walker.
>
>I'm smiling. John Grehan
>
>


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