The butterfly effect

With a snap of his wrist the net snared the butterfly as it hovered above the flower. He removed the lid from the jar and detected the faint odor of Ethyl Acetate. The net shook as the butterfly fluttered wildly in an attempt to escape. He had to hurry before the lepidopteran damaged itself. With finely honed skills, he grasped the thorax and removed the butterfly from the net. He peered through the jeweler’s loupe, carefully inspecting his trophy. As he had hoped, it was perfect. An incredibly rare specimen for his collection. He smiled as he set it free.

(Photo credit: “Common Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus by Kadavoor.JPG” Selected as Picture of the Day, Wikimedia Commons on August 6, 2012)