Maybe we are alone in the universe

[brian ross]

Moths are not Butterflies, BO.

[Black Orchid]

Moths are not Butterflies, BO.

I am well aware of that Brian but I am suggesting that many people see colour on a Moth and probably call it a Butterfly.

Lunar Moth

[brian ross]

Moths are not Butterflies, BO.

[Black Orchid]

Moths are not Butterflies, BO.

No shit Brian. I will join the dots for you!

Perhaps the pic of the 'Butterfly' that the backpacker showed Yogi was, in fact, a Moth and not a Butterfly?

[boxy]

Once upon a time reptiles ruled the Earth ... and now mammals do ... and I theorise that when the mammals fall off the top rung, something from the insect world will evolve and become masters of the planet ... just hope it's not ants, 'coz they're communists

The only problem for insects is their body design doesn't allow for them to grow big enough. They were bigger when we had more oxygen in the attmosphere so I I think it will be birds that have the best chance when mammals have died out.

I don't see a likely change that puts birds on top. Insects are already doing fine, ants included. They do better than mammals in our heavily modified ecology.

Raven's money is on octopuses. Those bastards are smart. If they evolve to the point where the mother could pass on knowledge, instead of dying when the offspring are born, who knows what they could do.

They need to get out of the oceans first, to dominate.

[BigP]

Once upon a time reptiles ruled the Earth ... and now mammals do ... and I theorise that when the mammals fall off the top rung, something from the insect world will evolve and become masters of the planet ... just hope it's not ants, 'coz they're communists

The only problem for insects is their body design doesn't allow for them to grow big enough. They were bigger when we had more oxygen in the attmosphere so I I think it will be birds that have the best chance when mammals have died out.

I don't see a likely change that puts birds on top. Insects are already doing fine, ants included. They do better than mammals in our heavily modified ecology.

Raven's money is on octopuses. Those bastards are smart. If they evolve to the point where the mother could pass on knowledge, instead of dying when the offspring are born, who knows what they could do.

They need to get out of the oceans first, to dominate.

Or will always just be the big fish in the small pond

[Valkie]

The original name for the butterfly

Was actually a flutterby

Extrapolating on that, moths also flutter by

So they are almost mutually descriptive.

Unless you are a total Dick wanting to somehow prove you are superior.

You would probably even argue that squids and octopus are all cephalopods

Poor sod

[Valkie]

I know for a fact that there is alien life.

Bwyannnnnnnnn

[FLEKTARN]

I wouldn't say "we're alone". We look well too goodly engineered. Machined, kind of.

[BigP]

I wouldn't say "we're alone". We look well too goodly engineered. Machined, kind of.

Im not sure what you are trying to say there Flek ?