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Micro-Landscapes of the AnthropoceneMain MenuMarginal WorldsPlant WorldsAnimal WorldsAmy Huang, Natasha Stavreski and Rose RzepaWatery WorldsInsect WorldsBird-Atmosphere WorldsContributed by Gemma and MerahExtinctionsMarginal WorldsSam, Zach and AlexE-ConceptsAn emergent vocabulary of eco-concepts for the late AnthropoceneSigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7d
Week 7 image1 — Erin Kasiou
12021-04-25T22:18:18-07:00Sigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7d309861A Giant Swallowtail butterfly covered in pollenplain2021-04-25T22:18:18-07:00Sigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7d
My e-concept scintillessentialism reminds me of the concept of the Butterfly Effect; the idea that the smallest of changes can have massive effects, that the flap of a butterfly's wings can create a hurricane (Butterfly effect n.d.). For that reason I decided on an image of a butterfly covered in pollen, to highlight one of the important roles these tiny creatures play: the propagation and regulation of plant species (Korpella 2018).
References
Butterfly effect n.d., Wikipedia, accessed 26 April 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect>
Korpella, R 2018, What do Butterflies do for the Environment?, Sciencing, accessed 26 April 2021, <https://sciencing.com/what-do-butterflies-do-environment-4580181.html>
