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Discussion in 'Anything and Everything not Free Rider' started by Blaze06h, May 23, 2014.

  1. FREEZ

    FREEZ Well-Known Member Official Author

    you get a "certificate of achievement that you have finally been able to re-leave your self"

    You
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  2. Blaze06h

    Blaze06h Well-Known Member

    You get that thing.
    *inserts end of thread*
     
  3. FREEZ

    FREEZ Well-Known Member Official Author

    you recieve Wikipedia's post on a butterfly. here it is:
    Butterflies are a chiefly diurnal group of the order Lepidoptera (which also includes moths). Adults have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise the true butterflies (superfamilyPapilionoidea), the skippers (superfamily Hesperioidea) and the moth-butterflies (superfamily Hedyloidea). All the many other families within the Lepidoptera are referred to as moths. The earliest known butterfly fossils date to the mid Eoceneepoch, 40–50 million years ago.[1]

    Butterflies exhibit polymorphism, mimicry and aposematism. Some, like the Monarch, will migrate over long distances. Some butterflies have evolved symbiotic and parasitic relationships with social insects such as ants. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees; however, some species are agents ofpollination of some plants, and caterpillars of a few butterflies (e.g., Harvesters) eat harmful insects. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts.

    Etymology
    The name is derived from Middle English buterflie, butturflye, boterflye, from Old English butorflēoge, buttorflēoge, buterflēoge, perhaps a compound of butor(beater), mutation of bēatan (to beat), and flēoge (fly).[2]

    Life cycle
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    Mating Common Buckeye Butterflies
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    The face of a Dryas iulia, more commonly known as a Julia butterfly.
    Butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year depending on the species. Many species have long larval life stages while others can remain dormant in their pupal or egg stages and thereby survive winters.[3]

    Butterflies may have one or more broods per year. The number of generations per year varies from temperate to tropical regions with tropical regions showing a trend towards multivoltinism.

    Eggs
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    Egg of Ariadne merione
    Butterfly eggs are protected by a hard-ridged outer layer of shell, called the chorion. This is lined with a thin coating of wax which prevents the egg from drying out before the larva has had time to fully develop. Each egg contains a number of tiny funnel-shaped openings at one end, called micropyles; the purpose of these holes is to allow sperm to enter and fertilize the egg. Butterfly and moth eggs vary greatly in size between species, but they are all either spherical or ovate.[citation needed]

    Butterfly eggs are fixed to a leaf with a special glue which hardens rapidly. As it hardens it contracts, deforming the shape of the egg. This glue is easily seen surrounding the base of every egg forming a meniscus. The nature of the glue is unknown and is a suitable subject for research. The same glue is produced by a pupa to secure the setae of the cremaster. This glue is so hard that the silk pad, to which the setae are glued, cannot be separated.[citation needed]

    Eggs are almost invariably laid on plants. Each species of butterfly has its own hostplant range and while some species of butterfly are restricted to just one species of plant, others use a range of plant species, often including members of a common family.[citation needed]

    The egg stage lasts a few weeks in most butterflies but eggs laid close to winter, especially in temperate regions, go through a diapause (resting) stage, and the hatching may take place only in spring. Other butterflies may lay their eggs in the spring and have them hatch in the summer. These butterflies are usually northern species, such as the Mourning Cloak (Camberwell Beauty) and the Large and Small Tortoiseshell butterflies.[citation needed]...
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  4. FREEZ

    FREEZ Well-Known Member Official Author

    Wing development
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    Last instar wing disk,Junonia coenia
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    Detail of a butterfly wing
    Wings or wing pads are not visible on the outside of the larva, but when larvae are dissected, tiny developing wing disks can be found on the second and third thoracic segments, in place of the spiracles that are apparent on abdominal segments. Wing disks develop in association with a trachea that runs along the base of the wing, and are surrounded by a thin peripodial membrane, which is linked to the outer epidermis of the larva by a tiny duct.

    Wing disks are very small until the last larval instar, when they increase dramatically in size, are invaded by branching tracheae from the wing base that precede the formation of the wing veins, and begin to develop patterns associated with several landmarks of the wing.

    Near pupation, the wings are forced outside the epidermis under pressure from the hemolymph, and although they are initially quite flexible and fragile, by the time the pupa breaks free of the larval cuticle they have adhered tightly to the outer cuticle of the pupa (in obtect pupae). Within hours, the wings form a cuticle so hard and well-joined to the body that pupae can be picked up and handled without damage to the wings.[citation needed]

    Pupa
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    Chrysalis of Gulf Fritillary
    When the larva is fully grown, hormones such as prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) are produced. At this point the larva stops feeding and begins "wandering" in the quest of a suitable pupation site, often the underside of a leaf.

    The larva transforms into a pupa (or chrysalis) by anchoring itself to a substrate and moulting for the last time. The chrysalis is usually incapable of movement, although some species can rapidly move the abdominal segments or produce sounds to scare potential predators.

    The pupal transformation into a butterfly through metamorphosis has held great appeal to mankind. To transform from the miniature wings visible on the outside of the pupa into large structures usable for flight, the pupal wings undergo rapid mitosis and absorb a great deal of nutrients. If one wing is surgically removed early on, the other three will grow to a larger size. In the pupa, the wing forms a structure that becomes compressed from top to bottom and pleated from proximal to distal ends as it grows, so that it can rapidly be unfolded to its full adult size. Several boundaries seen in the adult color pattern are marked by changes in the expression of particular transcription factors in the early pupa.[citation needed]

    Adult or imago
    The adult, sexually mature, stage of the insect is known as the imago. As Lepidoptera, butterflies have four wings that are covered with tiny scales (see photo). The fore and hindwings are not hooked together, permitting a more graceful flight. An adult butterfly has six legs, but in the nymphalids, the first pair is reduced. After it emerges from its pupal stage, a butterfly cannot fly until the wings are unfolded. A newly emerged butterfly needs to spend some time inflating its wings with hemolymph and let them dry, during which time it is extremely vulnerable to predators. Some butterflies' wings may take up to three hours to dry while others take about one hour. Most butterflies and moths will excrete excess dye after hatching. This fluid may be white, red, orange, or in rare cases, blue.[citation needed]...

    ETC. IFF you managed to read this far, you insert Wikipedia, out of pure hatred for ruining your life.
     
  5. fil

    fil Active Member Official Author

    No , I dont. Wikipedia does NOT ruin my life.
    You get [citation needed].
    I insert Do-you-know-that-you-just-spammed-two-posts?
     
  6. FREEZ

    FREEZ Well-Known Member Official Author

    you get some sea food...

    spam...

    *inserts... um uh... YEAH! : UM UH!!!*
     
  7. Blaze06h

    Blaze06h Well-Known Member

    You get whatever.
    *inserts points*
     
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  8. WheelieMaker

    WheelieMaker Active Member Official Author

    You get a coin.
    *inserts char's head*
     
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  9. Blaze06h

    Blaze06h Well-Known Member

    You get Einstein. ;P
    *inserts teamwork*
     
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  10. armator

    armator Well-Known Member Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    You get some latex gloves

    Inserts WM's nose
     
  11. Blaze06h

    Blaze06h Well-Known Member

    You get a ramp.
    *inserts a dream*
     
  12. fil

    fil Active Member Official Author

    You get a nightmare.
    *inserts scary stuff*
     
  13. Blaze06h

    Blaze06h Well-Known Member

    You get Jeff the killer.
    *inserts Hat Simulator*
     
  14. armator

    armator Well-Known Member Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    You get a female
    Inserts one pirate coin
     
  15. Blaze06h

    Blaze06h Well-Known Member

    You get booty.
    *inserts bounty hunter*
     
  16. FREEZ

    FREEZ Well-Known Member Official Author

    you get Han Solo in cabroniter (Coh-brohn-IGht-er):cool:

    *Inserts sdkjfghkjdsdfsgsdfgsgfsdfgsbgkjbsdfkg kjs sdgfsjhgklsfndgjksdhfghjsndfg.lksjbdgjjsnfgjksfgjk*
     
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  17. armator

    armator Well-Known Member Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    You get dyslexia
    Inserts my fingernail shavings
     
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  18. fil

    fil Active Member Official Author

    You get wood shavings.
    *inserts saw*
     
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  19. Blaze06h

    Blaze06h Well-Known Member

    You get sea.
    *inserts fil tool*
     
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  20. Goosey021

    Goosey021 Active Member

    you get an empty tool
    i insert computer gibberish
     

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