What is the source for this Maya Angelou quote? "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
posted by Danila on Aug 29, 2009 - 3 answers

I am in New York. I need to assemble a Butterfly Catcher costume. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by milestogo on Mar 9, 2009 - 6 answers

I ordered 18 boxes of these butterflies for centerpieces/favors for my wedding. What can I do with them? I was thinking of clipping them to some sort of tree-like thing but the local craft store didn't have anything appropriate. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jun 26, 2008 - 13 answers

Can someone identify this Butterfly? Looks slightly like an Adonis Blue (Polyommatus ballagarus), but don't think it is. Apologies for the terrible image... It's from the North of Ireland.
posted by Joe Rocket on May 13, 2008 - 3 answers

How does the caterpillar become the butterfly (why does one part of the chrysalis know to become a leg, and another a wing)? Is it as simple/complicated as the cell division of a human fetus? Does the transformation of this jelly into a butterfly occur from the head down, or all at once? Anyone? [more inside]
posted by omnigut on Apr 28, 2008 - 11 answers

Tori Amos did a song "Butterfly" that was on a movie soundtrack that came out in the mid-90's. Does anyone know the name of that movie? You can see the video of the song here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFuqJEe0Uqs
posted by healthyliving on Sep 13, 2007 - 3 answers

Please help me find a bank shapped like a butterfly. I tried google, but I seem to get a lot of hits for pig shaped banks with butterflies painted on them, and sort of sketchy looking websites. I don't care if the butterfly is wooden, ceramic, or even plastic, and I'll pay up to $50 for it. Any suggestions?
posted by dpx.mfx on Sep 6, 2007 - 5 answers

Help me identify this butterfly.
posted by catburger on Jul 5, 2007 - 5 answers

One of our cats seems to have developed a taste for--gack!--butterflies. He is stalking them, catching them, and eating them whole at an approximate rate of one butterfly every two days... [more inside]
posted by Asparagirl on Aug 13, 2006 - 24 answers

How does evolutionary theory explain the caterpillar-butterfly metamorphosis? [more inside]
posted by evariste on May 31, 2006 - 34 answers