Mutant Butterflies Found at Fukashima

Mikes · Post by **Mikes** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:48 am

Linky.

I have to admit to being a little dissapointed. For a moment after reading the headling my mind was filled with images of airborn butter monsters.

strawman · Post by **strawman** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:50 am

Well of course it would be mutant butter. Normal butter cannot even walk.

ROU Killing Time · Post by **ROU Killing Time** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:42 am

The existence of Mothra isnt exactly news, is it? Hasnt he been atound since the 60's?

Algernon Sydney is Dead · Post by **Algernon Sydney is Dead** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:33 am

Ironically, they did not show that the radiation release caused the mutations.

Turns out that the pesticide used to control the flies and mosquitoes, after the tsunami, caused the unnatural mutations1.

1 Some mutations are natural and common among insects. Fact-checked by CNN, NBC, ABC, and Harry Reid. That's a statement...

ElectricPaladin · Post by **ElectricPaladin** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:14 am

How mutated, and are their disturbing pictures? I'm very curious and want to follow the link, but have a long-time and abiding horror of pictures of mutated things...

Algernon Sydney is Dead · Post by **Algernon Sydney is Dead** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:27 am

On the linked page, the picture is very tame, and you can't even tell that there are mutations. It's pretty dry, actually.

The big story is that the mutation rate is alleged to increase with each generation after the exposed parent generation. That is, the changes are at least somewhat heritable.

This should come as no surprise to anyone who saw a few episodes of Dr Phil, TMZ, etc.

strawman · Post by **strawman** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:31 pm

As I study myself in the mirror, I wonder: when and how did that radiation exposure happen? At the dentist? Or was it previous generation?

groomporter · Post by **groomporter** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:09 am

Reminds me of an episode of the 1960's TV show The Invaders ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061265/ ) when the main character sneak into a lab and sees a container of meat-eating butterflies.

StalinSays · Post by **StalinSays** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:27 am

Yeh, not a sexy story. Someday we'll get the mutants we deserve. Until then, here is the bear from Prophecy

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