Tiger Moth Seek An Aegean Retreat.
mutant_bunny 2011/09/15 14:26
mutant_bunny 2011/09/15 14:26
In the searing heat of July and August clouds of Jersey tiger moths descend on the Greek island of Rhodes.
mutant_bunny 2011/09/15 14:35
For a month or more, among the rocks and trees of the 'Valley of the Butterflies', they remain immobile by day to converse energy. At night they go in search of a mate.
The moths are attracted to the valley by aromatic resin that exudes from the bark of oriental sweet gum trees.
Water evaporating from the River Pelekanos below keeps them cool and hydrated. When the worst of the heat has passed, the moths fly of to settle in the surrounding countryside.
Forbidden to catch butterflies.
C'Egt interdite la prise des papillons.
Verboten die schmetterlingen zu fangen.
For a month or more, among the rocks and trees of the 'Valley of the Butterflies', they remain immobile by day to converse energy. At night they go in search of a mate.
The moths are attracted to the valley by aromatic resin that exudes from the bark of oriental sweet gum trees.
Water evaporating from the River Pelekanos below keeps them cool and hydrated. When the worst of the heat has passed, the moths fly of to settle in the surrounding countryside.
Forbidden to catch butterflies.
C'Egt interdite la prise des papillons.
Verboten die schmetterlingen zu fangen.
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