tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post4167646089361845404..comments2024-01-01T21:19:43.721+13:00Comments on THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: Marvelous IridescenceKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-45430332281967060212015-09-05T09:45:42.304+12:002015-09-05T09:45:42.304+12:00Your theory about the purpose of iridescence in in...Your theory about the purpose of iridescence in insects and other creatures seems very plausible.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-64839848697440071032015-09-04T08:54:29.122+12:002015-09-04T08:54:29.122+12:00Geeb, maybe the most sane are sometimes the most p...Geeb, maybe the most sane are sometimes the most playfully erratic? Superficially thus appearing nuts at times? <br />Sanity is restoring itself here btw. A possum sat on my verandah for some time last night and I had a long and relaxed, cathartic conversation with it. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-5441583372929090642015-09-04T08:49:56.793+12:002015-09-04T08:49:56.793+12:00I think it was about as wide as the distance betwe...I think it was about as wide as the distance between a forefinger and thumb. Maybe less. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-13005763637352913372015-09-04T08:48:39.413+12:002015-09-04T08:48:39.413+12:00VS, you are right! The closing of the wings reveal...VS, you are right! The closing of the wings reveals a 'shaddowy' non-iridecent underside. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-78111129082014704602015-09-04T08:46:29.856+12:002015-09-04T08:46:29.856+12:00Yes Terra, some dragonflies do it too. Yes Terra, some dragonflies do it too. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-76225249112776255912015-09-04T08:45:54.012+12:002015-09-04T08:45:54.012+12:00People are usually on to things like madness fairl...People are usually on to things like madness fairly quickly, and compensate. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-40195012168885929152015-09-04T06:53:26.821+12:002015-09-04T06:53:26.821+12:00There are few more intriguing things in nature'...There are few more intriguing things in nature's colours than iridescence. The butterfly is beautiful and as for MAD who wouldn't want that after their name.Oh yes. Sane people. Hmmm. Catch 22.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-23273411356516965852015-09-04T05:22:37.133+12:002015-09-04T05:22:37.133+12:00Interesting theory, but couldn't it just close...Interesting theory, but couldn't it just close its wings?<br />This one looks huge!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-60239845447878621132015-09-04T05:20:44.796+12:002015-09-04T05:20:44.796+12:00Lovely transformation of this butterfly. I like dr...Lovely transformation of this butterfly. I like dragonflies, they seem to shimmer.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-6574829994332685042015-09-04T02:27:50.377+12:002015-09-04T02:27:50.377+12:00We just write MA.... No D as a warning.We just write MA.... No D as a warning.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com