WHOA! I can't believe you guys have Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterflies! I haven't found a single other place in the USA that has any, not even the entomology department at the Smithsonian or the Vanderbilt museums.
Aha! The video description says the collection goes back 100 years, so that's likely the explanation, they obtained them before the species became endangered.
But its a museum, keeping the specimen allows studies to be done. we learn more and more every day about them. its also a good thing we keep rare butterflies in case of extinction.
I am very pleased to watch it again and again.:)
WHOA! I can't believe you guys have Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterflies! I haven't found a single other place in the USA that has any, not even the entomology department at the Smithsonian or the Vanderbilt museums.
Thank you for video. Best entomological greetings from Ukraine!
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Thank you for nice video! Good luck!
Norman is a very good educational speaker :)
Very interesting stuff!
I want to know how they get Ornithoptera victoriae alexandrae since this specimen today is "w/e"
Aha! The video description says the collection goes back 100 years, so that's likely the explanation, they obtained them before the species became endangered.
That's interesting... male butterflies are sacrificed so it can ensure its survival of the species.
These butterflies' majority they are Peruvian
Step 1.
Track down a rare beauty
Step 2
Pierce it’s heart with a needle
Step 3.
Display for everyone to see
Step 4.
Take pride
But its a museum, keeping the specimen allows studies to be done. we learn more and more every day about them. its also a good thing we keep rare butterflies in case of extinction.
they also live for about a few days to weeks (depending on the species)
@cross61022 yeah it's like Hillary Clinton but on a Butterfly!