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slwvx
Love it! I like a world in which we injured butterflies are helped.

Seems like lotsa other things we should do, like not injuring other animals and people, but I guess one should accept small wins

rolph
thats only the POC, next is fitting with surveillance tech.
autumnstwilight
Literally supergluing a dead butterfly's wing in place of the damaged wing wasn't quite what I expected but I guess it works.

Wonder if the dead wing will hold up for the lifespan of the butterfly without deteriorating? A living wing would have circulation. Then again even living butterfly wings don't heal from damage so it might not make much difference.

leakycap
Anyone watch the video? They don't show it flying upon release, it looks like it's free-falling to the grass when the video cuts off.

I'm not a butterfly-ologist, but I don't think you can just glue a wing back on and provide a good QOL. This seems inhumane.