On May 29, 10:55*pm, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 22:40:53 +0100, "Spider" wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 22:33:27 +0100, "Spider"
wrote:

"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.

going. Somebody once said "I have been surrounded by clouds of butterflies, ..."
Indeed. Wasn't that a certain Spider?

What do you call a collection of spiders?
--

Martin

In this house, time to get the Dyson out, We have loads all making
webs on the beams. Fortunately I don't mind them, the spiders I mean,
the webs, grrrrrrrrrrhhhhhh.

Judith