Who I was, covered up in leaves

[sovay]

My mother heard on the radio this afternoon that butterfly fossils prove that the proboscis evolved a full geologic period before flowering plants did.

Me: "So what were they eating with them?"

My mother: "Aha!"

(She's suspecting carrion.)

Comments

[thistleingrey]

Fungi also/instead, perhaps?

[sovay]

Fungi also/instead, perhaps?

Oh, interesting. If so, it looks like it still happens!

[aurumcalendula]

Neat! (and apparently there is a variety of things butterflies eat besides nectar )

[sovay]

Neat! (and apparently there is a variety of things butterflies eat besides nectar )

This does not surprise, but really delights me. Thanks for the link!