Live Butterfly House
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:32 am
My attention was drawn to this item by a posting on UK leps.
Salisbury's are advertising this item in their Christmas booklet under activity toys.
Natural History Museum Gift, Live Butterfly House.
Watch them grow from tiny caterpillars then let them go.
On the box it shows a hanging net with the BC logo next to it.
It says; butterflies range in size from a tiny 3mm to a huge almost 30cm.
Is this a good thing or not?
I know that it would really spark some enthusiasm in youngsters, (me included
) but what butterflies would be included?
Is it ok to release butterflies from who knows where into a local population?
What butterfly is almost 30cm? I am wondering if they could be foreign butterflies, and if so, why has BC endorsed it?
Can they really box up eggs, and sell them in a supermarket like this? I wonder what the survival rate would be.
Any thoughts?
Denise
Salisbury's are advertising this item in their Christmas booklet under activity toys.
Natural History Museum Gift, Live Butterfly House.
Watch them grow from tiny caterpillars then let them go.
On the box it shows a hanging net with the BC logo next to it.
It says; butterflies range in size from a tiny 3mm to a huge almost 30cm.
Is this a good thing or not?
I know that it would really spark some enthusiasm in youngsters, (me included
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Is it ok to release butterflies from who knows where into a local population?
What butterfly is almost 30cm? I am wondering if they could be foreign butterflies, and if so, why has BC endorsed it?
Can they really box up eggs, and sell them in a supermarket like this? I wonder what the survival rate would be.
Any thoughts?
Denise