Please do not confuse the butterflies

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Next stop was a ‘butterfly farm’.  Every town in Malaysia seems to have one of these.

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The brochure says “Behind what is visible to you visitors is a complicated yet systematic operation consisting of extensive R&D and breeding activities that support what you see in the farm garden.”

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That walking stick is more than a foot long.  The longest ever recorded was 55cm.

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This guy (above) was about as long as my hand.  I was leaning in to take a close-up when I caught the phrase “spines can pierce human flesh” on the plaque.

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