Saturday, March 18, 2006
3/18/2006 11:11:00 AM

Ever Seen a Transparent Butterfly?

posted by Francis Ho



Ever seen a transparent butterfly? Well sort of, as if it's truly transparent we would not be able to see it at all! Anyway a friend of mine from KL (hi Larry!) sent me these delightful photographs of them. Unfortunately there were no other accompanying information about these butterflies and the source of the images; so I can't give credit where credit is truly due; but they are simply and absolutely stunning to look at.

What a magical sight for the weekend! Enjoy!
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  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Pandabonium said:

I am so in awe of nature. Thank you for sharing those great pics Larry and FH2O for posting them.

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Selba said:

Oh my...... it's so GORGEOUS !!!! First time to see this kind of transparant butterfly.. yup, thanks for sharing it :)

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger 9lives said:

Beautiful, but is it real?

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Wuching said:

cilaka! who so cruel, cut out the poor butterfly's wings ar?

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Gette said:

It's a Glasswing butterfly. Quite real although not native to Malaysia. :-)

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger The Moody Minstrel said:

That site Gette linked says they are native to Central and South America. Apparently there are also species in Australia, too. I also found them on a couple of European sites, but since the focus was on photography rather than butterflies, it's hard to say where the pics were taken.

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Robin Wong said:

cheh..
unker.. u got me thinking at first that those butterflies are in kuching !!!!!

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Chen said:

hehe.. unker,
at first I thought u saw those butterfly and capture the picture leh..
then on further reading...
*ahem*

this is the first time I see the butterfly..
never know about it's existence before this
thanks for sharing :)

gette,
woh. glass wing butterfly?
Thanks for the info

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger iml said:

Never knew of their existence until now. Thanks for sharing. I love butterflies.

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger gus said:

Amazing creatures! Stunning photos. Your second line echoes mine. At first I was like " how can you see if it's transperent" and then I read. You got me at 'sort of'.

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger The Yongs said:

Loved it! God is amazing!

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Robin CHAN said:

wah.. indeed a rare seen..

hmmm.. a secret.. I have a phobia on such insect.

  At Sunday, 19 March, 2006 Blogger a^ben said:

it's very awesome indeed

  At Sunday, 19 March, 2006 Blogger Selba said:

OMG, Robin, you wont believe it if I say this, my mom also has this phobia with butterfly though she always thinks that butterfly is beautiful. Hahaha.... My gosh, Robin, you really are the resemble of my mom!!! Can I call you "mother" too :D

  At Sunday, 19 March, 2006 Blogger Chen said:

Can't imagine hearing Selba calls Robin as "mother"..
muahhahah...

I hope I don't have to hide under the metal table after saying this.. (hahaha..)

  At Sunday, 19 March, 2006 Blogger The Moody Minstrel said:

Since Robin is a guy (or so I assume), calling him a "mother" in most English-speaking countries would have a meaning quite different from what Selba is probably thinking. It's usually something like this:

(baleful glare, very angry tone of voice) "What did you say, mother?"

If someone said that to me, I'd either get ready to fight for my life or run for it.

  At Monday, 20 March, 2006 Blogger 9lives said:

Moody- That's an interesting context of using the word "mother". Selba definitely meant something related to the asian context tho since Robin IS a guy.

  At Monday, 20 March, 2006 Blogger Robin CHAN said:

GRRRRRRRRRRR.

I am holding my hammer now!!~

  At Monday, 20 March, 2006 Blogger HappySurfer said:

Robin, just a thought - if you have a phobia of butterflies, then how to go "pockh teep" with you leh? ;) haha....

  At Wednesday, 22 March, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said:

wow this is simply stunning
need to send somewhere for ID! thanks!

  At Wednesday, 22 March, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said:

Saw the same set of photos in See Hua Daily the other day...guess someone working for the newspaper in your regular reader or did you send in the photos yourself? :)

  At Sunday, 02 April, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said:

Then these are for real??? Someone sent them to me and I thought they were beautiful.....


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