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Suture a live Monarch butterfly's wing - honest
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This seems unbelievable and quite unnatural, but the backyard surgery of reconstructing an insect's wing is possible.

Friend of WonderHowTo, Christopher Singer, runs the Live Monarch Foundation. He's wholly devoted to protecting the beautiful garden fairies in a way that seems as outrageously unimaginable as putting a man on the moon.

We have never quite seen such authentic devotion to an insect before.

Fix a live butterfly's broken wing
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Mr. S 1 year ago
This video is incredible.
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ryan 5 months ago
GOOD VIDEO
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Amie 1 year ago
amazing detail
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WonderDude Mike 1 year ago
This video is insane, I wonder who was the first person to try this procedure? Incredible!
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REKTAL 1 year ago
Simply amazing!
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nickynick 1 year ago
damn, those are like pet sized butterflies!
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wdtipton 11 months ago
Who would have thought you could do this?
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morholly 10 months ago
wow who'd a thunk?
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noloveinlife 9 months ago
amazing
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mitsouko 8 months ago
The butterflies appear really tame and docile. I wonder if you could teach them tricks? They look like they might make interesting pets!
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ryan 5 months ago
oh!!!!!
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