A butterfly blinded me!
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:02 pm
Just thought I would share this. Source: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18082009/ ... erfly.html
Guess it was getting its own back for mans affect on them?
So it seems that butterflies are more dangerous that we thoughtA freak incident threatened to upset Alex De Angelis's Czech Republic MotoGP when he was temporarily blinded by a butterfly.
The insect became lodged in the Honda Gresini rider's helmet five laps from the end, unsighting him and causing him to be overtaken by Mika Kallio and Marco Melandri.
Guess it was getting its own back for mans affect on them?