Tasting butterflies?

Who? Me? Sumairp at lycos.com
Fri Jul 27 06:05:05 EDT 2001


On 26 Jul 2001 21:18:23 -0700, glaeske.md at sk.sympatico.ca (Dr. Daniel
Glaeske) wrote:

>are they really tasty (or perhaps tasteless)? Has anybody on this list
>tasted any butterflies? If you have, I would be very interested to hear
>about your experience!

A few years ago I had to expedite the relaxing of a batch of
Ornithoptera (birdwings), prior to setting. As time was short, instead
of relaxing them for a day or so, I started to inject them with hot
water.

Hot water was placed in a coffee mug, water then drawn up into the
syringe, needle attached, hold the specimen over the mug & insert the
needle into the  "chest" of the thorax and commence injecting.

Excess water then flows from the body orifices and drops down into the
mug. Repeat a few times until the wings start to relax, refilling the
syringe for each specimen (10cc's).

Very simple & straightforward . . . . . except I do tend to be a bit
oblivious to my surroundings when in deep concentration, for I was
also sipping my coffee from a mug identical to that in which the hot
water was held.

Yes, you're right, while momentarily distracted,  I picked up the
wrong mug & took a rather large sip! Oooh yuk, ftpooee. Birdwing Soup!
It will never make the Menu, I can assure you. Tastes like p*ss!

Cheers,
Chris Hocking

May all your Xochiquetzalpapalotl emerge safely!



 
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