Somewhat OT .. Butterflies
"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 20:05:15 +0100, "Spider"
wrote:
Whilst pruning my pyracantha hedge these past few days, I have been
surrounded by clouds of butterflies, mainly Painted Ladies, plus many bees
and hoverflies. This has brought up a query amongst my neighbours, which
I
have been unable to answer. So, please, does anyone know what is the
collective noun for butterflies?
A cloud.
--
Martin
Mmm ... I wondered lonely as a butterfly ... No. That won't do; there were
oodles of them.
Spider
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