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I dunno, to me it makes the most sense to portray an at-rest butterfly as it would appear by choice, when it is resting with its wings fully extended (whether f
by sfink 7y ago
I dunno, to me it makes the most sense to portray an at-rest butterfly as it would appear by choice, when it is resting with its wings fully extended (whether for display, or to soak up sunlight, I don't know). And those seem to nearly universally have overlapped wings, as the author describes.
As for snapshotting a butterfly in flight, the wings are so briefly spread fully that it seems more problematic to show such a brief, flat angle all the time.
All in all, though, I kinda hate this post. I can't unsee it now.
I still find it to be a great, well-stated, and thought provoking, though.
- Mathnerd314 7y agoMy impression is that at-rest butterflies usually have their wings folded together, like this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melanargia_galathea_bottom_MichaD.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melanargia_galathea_... When they're sunning themselves it's a more relaxed position, similar to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_a_backpiece_Christian_and_Enlightenment_tattoo._Color.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_a_backpiece... Overall though all the positions seem good and it's more of an artistic choice. The "dead butterfly" pose shows off the wing patterns better and it's close enough to positions the butterflies assume in daily life. You don't often see spread-eagle positions in photos either but nobody would mind using it to show off some full-body tattoos.