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Thanks to the effects of climate change and urban sprawl, the checkerspot butterfly is likely to be put on the endangered species list, the Chronicle reported today. I think Rasputina says it best:

Who knew that the sky is now found to contain
Benzene and methane and chalk
And bloody mud, muddy blood from the sky
From the sickly sweet wings of Edith’s checkerspot butterfly
They die in the ocean
Their legs are broken
The rain slows their flight as it soaks their wings.

A microphone will listen for thunder
The telephone will dial the number
To deliver a-a clearer picture
Of weird wet weather
This puts all previous discoveries in doubt
These are things we have theories about.