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

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Make no mistake, I understand where Matt's coming from, because it IS an 
issue that comes up all the time in this (tropical fish) hobby.  I'm sure 
our speaker on Tuesday will have some stories about the problems 
encountered in the rift lakes due to purposeful or accidental introduction 
of "harmless" food fish.  And this is so important to teach to the kids as 
well...

On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, macker wrote:

> I used to have butterflies as a young kid, bug zoo, ant farms, the works. We
> used to order the cacoons via mail (which are raised mostly), so don't see
> what the big deal is. It is a great experience for any kid. Pretty sure
> society and environment have much bigger problems than a kid who wants some
> butterflies.
>
> - macker
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Betty Goetz <haika@drizzle.com> wrote:
>
>> Erik: I agree and I was thinking what you wrote. As a kid, I had my insect
>> jar zoo and I think that was part of growing up to be a biologist. By the
>> way, I have ladybugs inside this winter (not on purpose) and they have
>> helped keep the aphids on the hibiscus under control. I think they came
>> inside with the hibiscus in the fall since they were out on the deck.
>>
>> Betty Goetz
>>
>>> 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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