An American fashion designer performed a wing transplant operation on a live butterfly

American Romy McCloskey, who works as a fashion designer, breeds butterflies at home. Recently, she had a very delicate operation — a wing transplant. The patient is a male monarch butterfly three days old. He was born with torn upper and lower wings. It's good that he immediately fell into the right hands, otherwise he would not have survived.

Operating room and tools: towel, wire hanger, contact cement, toothpick, cotton swab, scissors, tweezers, talc, extra wing (the butterfly died a few days ago).

We fix the butterfly and cut off the damaged parts. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt, it's like cutting nails or hair.

Ta-da! A little patience and a steady hand, and the patient is as good as new. The black lines do not completely match, and there is no black dot on the lower right wing (male marking), but if you are lucky, the butterfly will fly. The white powder on the right wing is talcum powder used to neutralize excess glue and prevent the wings from sticking together.

The day of the flight. After a day of rest and filling the patient's stomach with homemade nectar, it's time to check if he will fly.

A quick flight around the yard, and after resting on a bush for a while, he flew away. Successful operation. Bye, buddy!