The kafeneion or café is the place to drink coffee. It is traditionally a place men gather to play cards or tavli (backgammon), read newspapers and chat with their friends about local politics and you will often see them sitting with their komboloi (worry beads) and a cup of Greek coffee which can last for hours. Greek coffee is very black and strong, served in very small cups and the Greeks tend to drink it very sweet. There are three different ways of ordering Greek coffee - sketo (without sugar), metrio (with a medium amount of sugar) and glyko (very sweet).

Another national favourite drink is ouzo. which is the Greek aperitif distilled from grape skins, tasting of aniseed which is also known as tsipouro or raki. It is drunk either neat, or with water or ice when it turns a milky colour and is usually taken with a meze. This could be a slice of cheese, tomato or cucumber and a couple of olives. Greeks rarely drink alcohol without at least a little food to do with it.

The Greek white retsina wine is famous although home-made varieties can be red or rose. In the days before bottling, the Greeks kept their wine in goat skins and poured pitch-pine or resin on top to preserve it which is where they acquired the taste for resinated wine.

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Each and every night the crowds gather to watch the most spectacular sunset in the world. If you view the large size you will see the crowds of people who have come to see this awesome spectacle. As soon as the sun sets into the horizon you here the sound of all the people clapping and cheering. It is quite an experience!!

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Leopard Lacewing was first sighted and recorded on end 2005 in Singapore , it ranges from India, throughout Southeast Asia, and south to Papua New Guinea.

This dazzling butterfly exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. Females feature wing patterns with a gray or white background, whereas the upper surfaces of the males are a bright orange. Both sexes are sprinkled with blackish-blue spots and lining veins.

The caterpillars of the lacewing butterfly feed on the leaves of flowering vines in the genus Passiflora and sequester defensive phytochemicals from the plant.

Consequently, the larvae and adult butterflies display a distinct warning coloration that advertises their unpalatable nature to potential predators. When handled, they often exude a noxious odor generated from the ingested passion vine organic compounds.

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Heliconius doris is distributed from Central America to the Amazon.
Longwings are members of the Family Nymphalidae. They are richest in the tropics, but several genera are prominent in the Northern Hermisphere, including the fritillaries or silverspots and the lesser fritillaries. The adults of several species are distasteful, and many other species mimic the distasteful butterflies of this subfamily . Adults are long-lived, with some as long as six months. Males patrol in search of females. The adults of genus Heliconius are unique in that they intentionally collect pollen in their proboscis and then absorb its proteins.

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