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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I am so in awe of nature. Thank you for sharing those great pics Larry and FH2O for posting them.
Oh my…… it’s so GORGEOUS !!!! First time to see this kind of transparant butterfly.. yup, thanks for sharing it
Beautiful, but is it real?
cilaka! who so cruel, cut out the poor butterfly’s wings ar?
It’s a Glasswing butterfly. Quite real although not native to Malaysia.
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.
cheh..
unker.. u got me thinking at first that those butterflies are in kuching !!!!!
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
Never knew of their existence until now. Thanks for sharing. I love butterflies.
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’.
Loved it! God is amazing!
wah.. indeed a rare seen..
hmmm.. a secret.. I have a phobia on such insect.
it’s very awesome indeed
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
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..)
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.
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.
GRRRRRRRRRRR.
I am holding my hammer now!!~
Robin, just a thought - if you have a phobia of butterflies, then how to go “pockh teep” with you leh?
haha….
wow this is simply stunning
need to send somewhere for ID! thanks!
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?
Then these are for real??? Someone sent them to me and I thought they were beautiful…..
There may be noticeably a bundle to know about this. I assume you made certain nice factors in features also.