I am hot, and sweaty, and fascinating

@GardenGerty (157045)
United States
June 3, 2023 1:45pm CST
I am fascinating to a grizzled skipper. No that is not a greying old man of the sea,, it is a type of butterfly. Bob and I were sitting and talking and enjoying the breeze under our pop up shade canopy. We were keeping an eye on the cats. Quite a variety of butterflies are enjoying the weeds and flowers in the yard and we were not moving around a lot. This one butterfly, that I have identified online would not leave me alone. It is called a grizzled skipper. It landed on my shoulder. It landed on my crossed legs. It landed on the back of my hand. I have never seen a live butterfly so up close. Of course I did not touch it, that knocks the scales off its wings if you do that. This is a black and tan smallish butterfly. The edges of its wings are kind of tattered looking or scalloped. I was fascinated myself. Looking at the antennae I could see that the ends had white on them,like they were dipped in paint. When it would face me I could see the eyes. Most interesting of all was its tongue. It was tasting my sweaty skin. The tongue was fairly long, and thinner than a human hair. It was kind of orange colored and I think it curls up when retracted. As long as I did not move fast, it sat on me. When it would fly away for a bit, it always came back. I bet you did not know I was such an attractive person.
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@AmbiePam (84638)
• United States
3 Jun
That is so cool! You got such an incredibly rare view, and that's so awesome considering your amazing description. It reminds me of the adorable picture I saw on Twitter of a Golden Retriever with a butterfly on its nose. It just sat there, staring at it, content to let it rest on it's little, black sniffer.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
3 Jun
I think I have seen that picture. I have been to zoos and places that had "butterfly gardens" but this was just so spontaneous it made my day.
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@AmbiePam (84638)
• United States
3 Jun
@GardenGerty I can totally understand that!
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@BarBaraPrz (45231)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Jun
Probably sweet, too.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
4 Jun
Maybe to that butterfly at least.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
5 Jun
@BarBaraPrz I am the treat dispenser to the kitties.
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@BarBaraPrz (45231)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 Jun
@GardenGerty Oh, I'm sure Bitty and Bruno think you're sweet. Probably Bob does, too.
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@kaylachan (56277)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jun
Guess it liked something on your skin.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
5 Jun
I thought maybe the salt. If it was just moisture it could have gotten that at the birdbath.
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@kaylachan (56277)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Jun
@GardenGerty Makes sense to me.
@RebeccasFarm (84365)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
4 Jun
I knew it about you though.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
5 Jun
I thought I had kept a good secret.
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• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
6 Jun
@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
3 Jun
You were very attractive to the butterfly.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
4 Jun
Just that one particular one. It was fun.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Jun
@GardenGerty That sounds like a neat experience.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
5 Jun
@RubyHawk Lots of interesting outdoor times.
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@LindaOHio (153163)
• United States
4 Jun
That is soooo cool. That's a rare occurrence for a butterfly to land on you and stay for so long. You are so lucky. Too bad you didn't have a camera.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
5 Jun
She would get startled and then would go away but come back.
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@LindaOHio (153163)
• United States
6 Jun
@GardenGerty That's very cool.
@wolfgirl569 (93516)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Jun
That would be a great treat
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
4 Jun
Just a very relaxing time outdoors.
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@dya80dya (33081)
3 Jun
I am afraid of huge butterflies.
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@GardenGerty (157045)
• United States
4 Jun
This was a fairly small one.