Monarch butterfly
A monarch's brilliant coloring tells predators: "Don't eat me. I'm poisonous." The butterflies get their toxins from a plant called mil...
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A monarch's brilliant coloring tells predators: "Don't eat me. I'm poisonous." The butterflies get their toxins from a plant called milkweed, which is their only food source in the caterpillar stage. An animal that eats a monarch butterfly usually doesn't die, but it feels sick enough to avoid monarchs in the future.
The most amazing thing about monarch butterflies is the enormous migration that North American monarchs undertake each year. Every fall, as cold weather approaches, millions of these delicate insects leave their home range in Canada and the United States and begin flying south. They continue until they reach Southern California or central Mexico, more than 3,200 kilometers away!
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The most amazing thing about monarch butterflies is the enormous migration that North American monarchs undertake each year. Every fall, as cold weather approaches, millions of these delicate insects leave their home range in Canada and the United States and begin flying south. They continue until they reach Southern California or central Mexico, more than 3,200 kilometers away!
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Joviaal
July 15, 2021
Thank you. π I think its's nice you can see a glimp of each side of its wings.
sundowngaited
July 16, 2021
Just beautiful!!! Your photos never disappoint me. This group of butterflies are amazing!
kurtsnyder
November 12, 2023
Way to go Joop - congratulations on your PC challenge win! Kurt ππππ
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