Boy, 3, releases butterfly after raising it from a caterpillar – only for his dog to EAT it

Gone in a snap! Moment three-year-old boy releases butterfly after raising it from a caterpillar – only for his dog to EAT it Ronnie Seddon, three, released a butterfly he had kept since it was a caterpillar Spent several weeks nurturing the butterfly and named it Ralph before freeing it Unfortunately the family dog spotted … Read more

Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found

Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found breeding in the country again The Large Tortoiseshell, pictured, disappeared from woodlands in the 1960s Two groups of larvae have been discovered by conservationists on elm trees  Hoped they will produce two dozen butterflies – the UK’s first colony in 50 years  … Read more

Cody Simpson places fifth in 50 metre Butterfly Heat in Australian Swimming Championships

Cody Simpson looks less than impressed after placing fifth in 50 metre Butterfly Heat at Australian Swimming Championships – after being a no-show the day before By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:40 BST, 17 April 2021 | Updated: 11:41 BST, 17 April 2021 Cody Simpson recently returned to Australia to take part … Read more

Brooklyn Beckham and fiancée Nicola Peltz get matching butterfly tattoos

Brooklyn Beckham and his fiancée Nicola Peltz revealed they have gotten matching butterfly tattoos. The actress, 26, took to Instagram on Thursday to show off a closer look at the ink, which was inspired by a picture the 22-year-old took of a butterfly while watching Nicola work on new drama Lola James. Brooklyn got two … Read more

Adorable footage shows moment butterfly and a puppy frolicking together in the sun

Fur-ever friends! Playful puppy paws at a fluttering butterfly in adorable viral video hailed the ‘cutest thing’ on the internet Viral video shows a playful puppy frolicking with a little puppy in the sun  Unlikely pals warmed the hearts of five million people once shared on Twitter  Believed footage was filmed by law school student … Read more

Sydney Swans’ Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin shows off his new butterfly tattoo as he takes a dip

Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin strips down and shows off his new butterfly tattoo as he takes a dip during Sydney Swans recovery session By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:55 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 08:03 GMT, 8 March 2021 Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin has been in training ahead of a hotly anticipated return … Read more

California’s monarch butterfly faces extinction as numbers plunge from millions to thousands 

The number of monarch butterflies wintering on the California coast has plummeted to a record low, according to entomologists. Fewer than 2,000 monarchs were recorded in November and December, compared to 200,000 barely three years ago. In the 1980s, the monarch butterflies migrating south to groves from Marin County to San Diego was estimated at … Read more

UK butterfly population has been cut in HALF over the past 45 years

Butterflies are without a doubt one of the most beautiful insects in the UK, but a worrying new study has found that their numbers are dwindling. The research reveals that the UK butterfly population has been cut in half over the past 45 years. Worryingly, almost one in ten British butterfly species has become extinct … Read more

Could a butterfly implant be the answer to prostate trouble?

An implant shaped like a butterfly could help millions of men with enlarged prostates.  The metal device, roughly the size of a 10p coin, works by forcing swollen prostate tissue away from the walls of the urethra — the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. This reduces pressure on the … Read more

Eat and drink like a boozy butterfly this Christmas

NATURE DIARY OF A YOUNG NATURALIST by Dara McAnulty (Little Toller £16, 224pp) DIARY OF A YOUNG NATURALIST by Dara McAnulty (Little Toller £16, 224pp) The season of autumn is life ‘in a state of slow withering and soft lullaby …’ according to prose poet and nature-lover Dara McAnulty, an autistic Northern Irish teenager who … Read more