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I’m Batwing!

This guy (I think it is a male) is the black Atrophaneura Varuna or Batwing Butterfly; a member of the swallowtail family sans the tail.  Of all the butterflies at the wonderland, this one stood out the most!

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Atlas Shrugged

Well she (we were told this was a she) may have after her wings dried.  This is Miss Attacus Atlas a very big moth that had just recently emerged from her cocoon when we arrived at the Butterfly Wonderland in … Continue reading

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Price including tax – 24 ½ cents per gallon

Back in time when gas was cheap and road trips were what we all took, there were gas stations like this (that is if this was a station jury is still out on that) where you pulled up to have … Continue reading

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