Maculinea arion

Large blue, пятнашка (голубянка) арион! Resident in Europe and some parts of Asia.

Large Blue caterpillars feed on wild Thyme or Marjoram flowers for the first few instars of development, and will then actively seek out the nests of Myrmica sabuleti, a specific species of red ant and hibernate inside their tunnels. On emerging from hibernation, the caterpillars will then begin to eat the red ant's eggs and larvae. The caterpillar will continue feasting on the red ant grubs for up to 3 weeks, afterwhich it will hang itself by its legs on the nest's roof and build a chrysalis around itself. The caterpillar will spend a further 3 weeks transforming into the Large blue butterfly adult. After its change from caterpillar to butterfly, the insect emerges from its chrysalis and leave the red ant nest to find a mate.

Usually, red ants will often escort the newly emerged butterfly to the surface, taking it to a low plant or shrub nearby. The red ants will encircle the butterfly and ward off any predators that attempt to attack the butterfly as it dries out. After the butterfly is ready to fly away, the ants will retreat back into their nest.

Maculinea arion

Large blue, пятнашка (голубянка) арион! Resident in Europe and some parts of Asia.

Large Blue caterpillars feed on wild Thyme or Marjoram flowers for the first few instars of development, and will then actively seek out the nests of Myrmica sabuleti, a specific species of red ant and hibernate inside their tunnels. On emerging from hibernation, the caterpillars will then begin to eat the red ant's eggs and larvae. The caterpillar will continue feasting on the red ant grubs for up to 3 weeks, afterwhich it will hang itself by its legs on the nest's roof and build a chrysalis around itself. The caterpillar will spend a further 3 weeks transforming into the Large blue butterfly adult. After its change from caterpillar to butterfly, the insect emerges from its chrysalis and leave the red ant nest to find a mate.

Usually, red ants will often escort the newly emerged butterfly to the surface, taking it to a low plant or shrub nearby. The red ants will encircle the butterfly and ward off any predators that attempt to attack the butterfly as it dries out. After the butterfly is ready to fly away, the ants will retreat back into their nest.

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Проясняет Томас ДиЛоренцо: Hillary (and the neocons) is a Hamiltonian. One point of confusion in Ed Crane's article, referred to by Norm [Singleton], is that "the founders" were not all united on the purpose of government being to protect life, liberty, and property, as Crane says. It was the Jeffersonians who believed in this natural rights position. The Hamiltonians, also known as the Federalists, were shaky on this point (read more).

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Проясняет Томас ДиЛоренцо: Hillary (and the neocons) is a Hamiltonian. One point of confusion in Ed Crane's article, referred to by Norm [Singleton], is that "the founders" were not all united on the purpose of government being to protect life, liberty, and property, as Crane says. It was the Jeffersonians who believed in this natural rights position. The Hamiltonians, also known as the Federalists, were shaky on this point (read more).

EPA на службе транснациональных корпораций

Chicago Tribune -- Rebuffing bipartisan pressure from members of Congress, the Bush administration's top environmental regulator on Tuesday declined to stop the BP refinery in northwest Indiana from dumping more pollution into Lake Michigan.

Stephen Johnson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said he saw nothing wrong with the permit Indiana regulators awarded in June to BP, the first company in years allowed to increase the amount of toxic chemicals pumped into the Great Lakes.

Вот что с неприватизированными озёрами-то случается.

EPA на службе транснациональных корпораций

Chicago Tribune -- Rebuffing bipartisan pressure from members of Congress, the Bush administration's top environmental regulator on Tuesday declined to stop the BP refinery in northwest Indiana from dumping more pollution into Lake Michigan.

Stephen Johnson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said he saw nothing wrong with the permit Indiana regulators awarded in June to BP, the first company in years allowed to increase the amount of toxic chemicals pumped into the Great Lakes.

Вот что с неприватизированными озёрами-то случается.

Родная речь

Хорошее слово появилось: детность. Детностью называется целочисленная характеристика человека, равная количеству его детей. Моя детность, например, равна двум. Не имеющие детей граждане называются нуль-детными. Естественным образом определенная детность семьи не превосходит суммы детностей супругов. И т.д.

Родная речь

Хорошее слово появилось: детность. Детностью называется целочисленная характеристика человека, равная количеству его детей. Моя детность, например, равна двум. Не имеющие детей граждане называются нуль-детными. Естественным образом определенная детность семьи не превосходит суммы детностей супругов. И т.д.

В новостях этого часа: Барак Обама за войну в Пакистане

In a speech today at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Obama went all hawk on us when he said, “If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won’t act, we will.” Ключевое слово тут, естественно, Вудро Вилсон.

В новостях этого часа: Барак Обама за войну в Пакистане

In a speech today at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Obama went all hawk on us when he said, “If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won’t act, we will.” Ключевое слово тут, естественно, Вудро Вилсон.