# @gravitonomy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUfw1x5kV-p
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61873921-gravitonomy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e33d65f372.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-08T12:05:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Gravitonomy (@gravitonomy) — https://gondola.cc/gravitonomy

## Caption

Katie VanBlaricum is an insect artist and wildlife volunteer who performed a delicate wing transplant on a Monarch butterfly with a deformed wing so it could fly again. She used fine tools, adhesive, and a matching wing from a dead butterfly to replace the damaged section, taking care not to stress the insect. Because butterfly wings are mostly chitinous and lack blood vessels, the added piece acted like a lightweight prosthetic surface, enabling restored flight.

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#insects #butterfly #transplant #science #biology

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insects, transplant, science, biology, butterfly

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