Kids, Insects and Animals: Fly my beauties

Fly my beauties

By Anonymous - 29/04/2009 16:30 - United States

Today, my first graders released the butterflies we've been raising. The kids were sad that one had died in his cocoon and wouldn't be set free. Turns out that butterfly may have had a better fate: a flock of birds ate half of the others. Immediately after releasing them. In front of the kids. FML

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Today, my brother and I found a little bird that couldn't fly. While trying to convince my mom that it couldn't fly so we could keep it, I lightly tossed it in the air and it landed a few feet in front of me. Then my cat grabbed it and ate it. FML

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By livgasms - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom

Today, my family decided it would be hilarious to catch the biggest moths they could and let them loose in my room. I'm terrified of moths and they thought it would be "funny as hell" to watch me freak out. FML

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anglcdvl89 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 23:06

So they learn about life and death...killing two birds with one stone. Or two butterflies with one bird. Take your pick.

boatiebanter 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 23:04

#4/5: You are aware that there a lots of different kinds of birds, right? With different diets? There aren't really enough worms in the world to sustain the entire avian population. Plenty of birds are insectivores. And, at least the kids learned about 'the circle of life'? I would have been pretty upset if a bird ate my butterfly though :(

Comments

patrikus13 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 0:52

that definitely happened in my second grade class 10 years ago, we were all so shocked :O

fuckitsmandee 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 0:53

awh, poor first graders. :[ try something else?

medusa_fml 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 0:56

LMFAO

Kyothine 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 0:56

#10, is it not possible that the butterflies were of the 5% species that are not poisonous? Or that the birds didn't know that the butterflies would be poisonous? Poison equals vomiting, bird dying. Poison does not equal the bird not eating the butterfly in the first place. Now shut the **** up and stop acting like you can predict anything that a bird will do.

skierguy 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 1:01

Sounds like a valuable lesson for the children. They get to observe the food chain in action. Where's the fml?

bskaboom 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 1:08

Life lesson learned early. shit happens. poor kids

UltimateIdiot911 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 1:14

I'm going with YDI since it's not really a FML but not really a YDI either. It's nature, and the sooner these kids learn that, the better off they will be. It's a dog eat dog world.