Wednesday, July 17, 2013

South Africa butterfly hunters: A rare breed

The leader of the net-toting group is Mark Williams, who has traveled widely, fending off baboons and dodging hippos and snakes, in search of his obsession.



JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Mark Williams was out with his butterfly net in his favorite South African mountain range when a flutter of gray-blue wings sailed by. They were almost as small and nondescript as the other gray-blue butterflies drifting past.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/LFy2RhmnuKk/la-fg-south-africa-butterflies-20130717-m,0,5904103.story

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