Scale (insect anatomy) and enable the insect to escape. (Forsyth 1992:12) Thomas Eisner tested spiderwebs' effectiveness by dropping various insects onto the webs. Moths were consistently able to escape, and all left impact spots where scales had stuck to the web. Eisner found these spots to be common. (Eisner 2003:218-220) Scales also help increase the lift to drag ratio in gliding flight. Successive close-ups of the scales of a Peacock wing Scale (insect anatomy) The presence of scales on the wings of Lepidoptera, comprising moths and butterflies, characterises this order of insects. The name is derived from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (scale) and πτερόν
Swallowtail Lighthouse organization called Save Swallowtail was formed in order to clean up and repair the building. In 2009 the village leased the keeper's house to the organization, which had become the Swallowtail Keepers Society, for 20 years. In 2010, Swallowtail light was included on a list of 976 lighthouses declared "surplus" by the Canadian Coast Guard. The Swallowtail Keepers Society undertook to acquire and maintain the lighthouse and remaining property, and received a $55,000 grant from the New Brunswick government at a ceremony marking the Swallowtail's 150th anniversary. In 2012 the fog bell, which had been housed at the Grand Manan