tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3929449456040050751..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Puddling"Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38751864079601913252018-06-16T07:03:38.607-05:002018-06-16T07:03:38.607-05:00Interestingly I've never seen that behaviour i...Interestingly I've never seen that behaviour in the UK, In my county max distance to the sea is 25 miles, and UK as a whole is about 70 miles, so maybe there is enough sea spray on the breeze to negate the need.<br />cheers another philAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14833559457212072422012-07-12T08:30:54.671-05:002012-07-12T08:30:54.671-05:00I'm not that... adventurous. I do sometimes o...I'm not that... adventurous. I do sometimes on a hike wear a several-day-old-sweaty t-shirt for the same purpose, though.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-73998033509741654842012-07-12T07:39:56.772-05:002012-07-12T07:39:56.772-05:00An interesting take on puddling by a Nat Geo photo...An interesting take on puddling by a Nat Geo photographer, originally published in the back of a March 2000 issue: "Lay in my own urine on the beach for several hours, hoping to draw butterflies in to photograph them. Not nearly as many butterflies here as bees and wasps I learn, as they funnel up my shirt. "<br />http://www.joelsartore.com/story-behind/madidi-diary/ (see Nov29 entry)Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-42514416829038390932012-07-10T00:25:13.557-05:002012-07-10T00:25:13.557-05:00I stumbled upon a group of butterflies "puddl...I stumbled upon a group of butterflies "puddling" one, but never knew what it was about. I guess I should be ashamed that I thought it was a...group mating situation.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206400810447614982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6088319566996124372012-07-09T14:18:05.341-05:002012-07-09T14:18:05.341-05:00One can never be too salty. Thank goodness for it ...One can never be too salty. Thank goodness for it too, because it naturally keeps a lot of bad juju from getting the upper hand. --A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87502474503519414382012-07-09T13:22:36.040-05:002012-07-09T13:22:36.040-05:00Surely you are aware of Theodore Gray's period...Surely you are aware of Theodore Gray's periodic table website. In his entry on sodium he discusses his "sodium parties" and an extreme example of sodium collection by butterflies:<br />http://www.theodoregray.com/periodictable/Stories/011.2/index.htmlRick from Louisvillenoreply@blogger.com