FatLegTed ,
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This is just incredible. How does a tiny creature like that store enough energy to make that flight. They can't stop and feed.

Nature is awesome and very humbling at times.

DavidGarcia ,

"The overall journey, which was energetically feasible only if assisted by winds"

yeah you're right

baggins ,
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They make that journey not knowing the wind will help them. Even so, all that time without feeding.

casmael ,

Yeah it’s completely fucking nuts - hard to believe it’s a real thing that actually happens I thought butterflies were optimised for flying in a deliberately squiggly way to avoid becoming lunch as far as possible 🫨

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