Re: [GSAS-Member] Butterflies... local creatures to raise

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, matt kaufman wrote:

> Please, leave the amphibians alone. Don't raise butterflies. Let them do 
> what they're designed to do.

Couldn't one say the exact same thing about wild-collecting fish?

The kid is already learning about invasives with things like our frogs -- 
he knows that if what we got were bullfrogs, then we can't let em go. 
He's learned firsthand that we can't keep a pet ladybug in the house 
because there's no food supply in the form of aphids this time of year. 
We're probably going to grow a bunch of butterfly-friendly plants in the 
front yard to attract species.  But heck yeah, we'll raise them.  There's 
something really cool about seeing the whole process firsthand.

   - Erik

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