Monarch Butterfly is in trouble, but you can help! Observe, record, protect.
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Caterpillar candy! In the fall as milkweed leaves become less tasty (perhaps), we often find them munching on seed pods!
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“This population has declined by over 99 percent."
As recently as the 1980s, millions of monarch butterflies from the western U.S. fluttered to the California coast to hole up for the winter.
This season, there are only 29,000 left. (@KQEDscience)
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Recently I learned that Viceroy and Red-spotted Purple butterflies can hybridize - and they make the most gorgeous butterfly ever.
(Pics 1&2 by me, 3&4 by James Vaughn)
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Not only do butterfly wing scales produce striking colors, they also generate some of the world’s best water-repellent properties. This super-hydrophobicity occurs from microstructures on the scale surface that stop water droplets from adhering
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Have you noticed the color variation in #monarch cats raised inside vs. outside? The right raised inside and the left I found outside (105 degrees) Some research suggests the black increases in colder temps to keep heat. Pretty interesting question. #Butterflies #pollinators
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We're excited to announce a new handout: Why Grow and Sell Native Milkweed. monarchjointventure.org/news…
This provides a concise description of the importance of native #milkweeds and their value to #monarchs and to the plant industry! #plantnative #gardening #garden #milkweed
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Ant teamwork taken to a new level! Triage and battlefield rescues, who knew! Social insects are utterly fascinating 🐜 🤯 teapawt.org/conversationuk/status/…
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The herbicide dicamba “destroys mostly everything in its path except the crops that are genetically engineered to resist it.” ecowatch.com/dicamba-drift-m…
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Guadalupe is preparing milkweed seeds for cold stratification. The seeds will be in the refrigerator for 30 days in a mix of wet sand. #MortonPride
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Data's In: monarch butterfly numbers up dramatically this year fb.me/1otFZXUNf
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TRACKS! It was promised, here it is: Checkout the online version of the #CMSCOP12 Conference "Inflight" Magazine cms.int/en/news/tracks-now-a…
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Efforts to increase the #monarchbutterfly population by planting milkweed need to take into account the size and... fb.me/6y9rtJ5vt
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Massive arrival at #monarchbutterfly sanctuaries in Mexico! #citsci #monarch #STEAM bit.ly/103017_monarch_migrat…
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On line learning with Texas Wildlife Association - The Magic of Monarchs. Scroll down here:... fb.me/HnFhCDe6
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Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies enjoying the sunny gravel bar. They are getting essential minerals from the water's edge! (gp) #wildlife
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Local scientist unravels mysteries inside a butterfly chrysalis
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New paper identifies processes threatening the #monarchbutterfly:... fb.me/GOGwdowu
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Another new paper states that the #monarchbutterfly decline in western North America is more severe than in the... fb.me/yuqQfC5X
