You said..."A friend of mine who lives in Hawaii was telling me that the ones found in the Rain forset outskirts there are the biggest most colrful in the world"...they are definitely beautiful and healthy looking there and have been reported to be the biggest in Hawaii.

http://www.adcham.com/html/ecology/hawaii-ko.html



Here are some pictures of the Hawaiian ones that visit Mary's yard...

http://www.lovein.com/Sonny.htm

http://www.lovein.com/SpunkBob.htm

http://www.lovein.com/wildchams.htm



You said..."I find it interesting that they seem to do better there than where they originate from. However he was just judging by a few he has seen. Anyone know if this is true?"...the predators, the insects and availability of the insects,the parasites and the climate will all be different to some degree in Africa and Hawaii...which could have an affect on their overall status. They have definitely multiplied well since their introduction to Hawaii.



You might be interested in these articles too...

http://www.chameleonnews.com/spunkbob.html

http://hawaiiislandjournal.com/2003/6a03a.html

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/bot350/1996/Reyes/reyes.htm

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