Description
Butterflies are viewed as mystical insects in some cultures — they embody souls of the dead or symbolize immortality. In one folk story, a pair of lovers were forcibly separated by the girl’s pre-arranged marriage. In despair, the man killed himself. Subsequently, the young woman jumped into the man’s tomb, which later broke open and out came two butterflies. When I saw a beautiful male monarch butterfly landing on the corpse of a rodent, this story came to mind. Is it reincarnation? Or, just the living feeds on the dead to carry on transitions in life?
Taken By
Garrine Tsang
Taken On
March 17, 2021
Tagged
wildlife
nature
insects
moment
cultures
monarch
insect
animal
invertebrate
butterfly
Assignments
Timeless
