Happy New Year, my dear fellow Blenderers!
So glass it is?
Then I may proudly present:
The Winter-Butterfly!
I have shot quite some pics of it due to the rare opportunity to meet such an adorable little critter in wildlife, but instead I will add a short video of it, directly after the hatching from it’s cocoon:
For those of you being interested I also add a brief description about this rare crypto-critter:
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I had the lucky opportunity to find a cocoon of the rare species of Winter-Butterfly or Wintermoth, in some regions also called Snowmoth, and placed it under an old snow globe; the butterfly hatched after a short while and began to fly as soon as it’s wings had dried.
Because the constant emission of snowflakes from the wings the butterfly is able to stabilize it’s flight and to actually fly on the spot.
Of course I let it free directly after taking this short video of it.
Winter-Butterflies are getting rare because of global warming; up to now it is still unclear if they bring the snow or if they are simply living in icy habitats only. Keep your eyes open in the cold and you might spot one on your own