RDTRN Archive - RDT Right Now #1926

RDT Right Now #1926

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:17:40 -0800
Subject: RDT Right Now #1926
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Do not hit reply to unsubscribe. To unsub, send a message to: <rdtrn-request@torithoughts.org> with "unsubscribe" in the subject and body. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Really Deep Thoughts Right Now Volume 05 : Issue #1926 . o - O - O - O - O - O - O - O - o . o o . o o O "Thoughts right now... O o What will become of me, o o Become of her, become of we?" o . o o . O O O - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - O o . o o o Tori Amos, "Thoughts" In this issue: o-o-o-o-o-o-o toriamos.com newsletter [ bisontentacle <woj@smoe.org> ] Yes Virginia, butterflies do sleep, [ "DragonGrl" <ramoth@atlantic.devin. ] Missed a digest? Pick up a copy at the RDTRN archives: http://www.torithoughts.org/rdtrn/archives -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:37:35 -0500 From: bisontentacle <woj@smoe.org> To: torinews@smoe.org, fiercest clams <precious-things@smoe.org>, rdtrn@torithoughts.org Subject: toriamos.com newsletter toriamos.com sent out a newsletter last night. the highlights are: first, the beekeeper is now available for pre-order from the sony music store: http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?merchId=80348 &skuId=80350 the album has been available for pre-order from the tori store, amazon, etc. already so the news here is that if you pre-order the limited edition of _the beekeeper_ from sony, you also get a "limited edition" poster. a picture of the poster is at http://anon.sony.speedera.net/anon.sony/store/images/vas/tori_beekeeper_poster_8 0q_400h.jpg the regular edition of the beekeeper is also available for pre-order from sony at: http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?merchId=80195 &skuId=80202 second, toriamos.com has posted a clip of "sleeps with butterflies", the lead track from _the beekeeper_. links to the various media types it is available in are: realaudio: http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/30/092800/092800_01_06_30.ram quicktime: http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/30/092800/092800_01_06_30_ref.mov windows media highrate: http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/30/092800/092800_01_06_30_100.asx windows media low bitrate: http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/30/092800/092800_01_06_30_56.asx additionally, if one signs up for their official mailing list, you are also directed to a page where you can listen to the entire song in all the aforementioned formats. third and finally, they've also announced the return of the online team, promising "incredible exclusives and perks" to those who help promote the album on the web. to join, sign up at: http://www2.fanscape.com/toriamos/signup.asp woj -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:10:18 -0800 From: "DragonGrl" <ramoth@atlantic.devin.com> To: Sugar Violets and Blood Roses <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: Yes Virginia, butterflies do sleep, sort of... *peeps her head out of her serious lurkdom* I found myself listening to many different versions of "Butterfly" tonight, and the new "Sleeps with Butterflies" quite a few times, when the question of "do butterflies sleep?" popped into my head...so a googling I went...and this is what I found. Maybe it will spark (no pun intended, honest! :P) a discussion of butterflies sleeping habits and how that relates the new album and the mental/emotional/psychological space Tori is in these days. Or not. (: FROM: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/dec96/846539049.Zo.q.html Subject: Do Butterflies Sleep? Date: Mon Oct 28 15:44:09 1996 Posted by: Brittany Runyan Grade level: 4-6 School/Organization: Monfort Elementary School City: Greeley State/Province: CO Country: USA Area of science: Zoology Thank you for considering my question. I'm Brittany Runyan from Greeley Colorado. I'm eleven years old. My question is, do butterflies sleep? and if so where? Thank you for your answer. Brittany Runyan RE: Do Butterflies Sleep? Area: Zoology Posted By: Tim Susman, Staff Zoology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Date: Wed Nov 6 13:50:20 1996 Message: Hi, Brittany. The short answer to your question is: sort of. Butterflies need the sun's warmth to keep them active, so at times when the sun isn't shining, they close their wings and rest. This resting state is sort of like sleep, but it's more like just being really tired. When they're resting, butterflies usually don't move around, but they can if they need to. They also don't need to eat as often in this resting state. When the sun comes out, their bodies warm up and they fly off looking for food again. The other part of your question is: where do they rest? Since there are a lot of birds and bats that would love to eat a resting butterfly, they need to pick a pretty well-hidden place. Many butterflies rest on the bark of a tree. The rough surface of the tree helps them blend in and makes them harder to spot. Another favorite place is on the underside of leaves. I hope this answers your question! FROM: http://library.thinkquest.org/27968/other_points_of_interest.shtml#1 Where do butterflies sleep? To go to sleep, butterflies look for a safe place like the underside of a leaf or a branch, for example. Most butterflies sleep alone, but there are also species sleeping in groups. Poisonous butterflies have a particular smell that probably protects them better when they sleep together. It is also useful not to change the group's sleeping place because a predator who attacked a poisonous butterfly one time won't do this again. There is only a limited number of predators in an area so there is only a limited number to "educate" if the sleeping place stays the same. One species from Costa Rica whose scientific name is "marpesia berania" sleeps in groups on a leaf. If one butterfly of the group is disturbed, it opens its wings and touches its neighbors. Being touched, they open their wings as well and so the whole group is informed about the danger and can escape together. FROM: http://www.nides.bc.ca/Assignments/Insects/Butterflyfaq.htm Q36: Do butterflies sleep or take brief naps? What is sleep to a butterfly? A36: When butterflies cannot keep their temperatures at activity levels, when its cloudy, or at night they become quiescent. This quiescence, or resting, is not equivalent to human sleep. Butterflies always have their eyes open, since they do not have eyelids and they probably do not dream. Certainly, I don't know of anyone who has heard of a snoring butterfly! It's probably best just to consider that they become inactive. Oh, and here is a question about both butterflies AND bees: Q25: How do butterflies communicate? Is it like honeybees? A25: Butterflies do not communicate like honeybees but they use some of the same kinds of communication. Butterflies can communicate with each other [same or different species] by color, chemicals, sound, and physical actions. Color patterns are used to signal their sex or species to each other. Chemical pheromones are used by both sexes of some butterflies to attract the opposite sex or to signal species identity in courtship. A few butterflies make clicking sounds [males of genus Hamadryas] to protect their space. Some chrysalids [gossamer wings family] make clicking sounds to attract ants that in turn protect them. Physical actions such as aggressive flight or postures are used in courtship or to protect resources such as an important flower. Also, they are important as plant pollinators, second only to the bees. They also are very sensitive to the environment and thus are good indicators in assessing how healthy or unhealthy conditions are. 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