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Do humans harm monarch butterflies?
yes :[
Is the nectar that monarch butterflies eat poisonous to humans?
no
How can humans and monarch butterflies be similar?
Well, this is a pretty hard question, but when I first saw this question I thought that the name 'monarch' butterflies referred to kings or queens. And it is true, monarch butterflies are the true kings and queens of the butterfly family.
Does Jamaica have monarch butterflies?
no jamaca does not have monarch butterflies however they do pass by while migrating.
Why do monarch butterflies migrate to mexico?
the monarch butterfly
Do monarch butterflies have bones?
Monarch butterflies do not have bones like humans. Monarchs are insects which have exoskeletons instead. Exoskeletons are like having plates of armor made of bone (or in this case, made of chitin) on top of your body instead of inside it.
Do monarch butterflies migrate through Colorado?
Some monarch butterflies do indeed migrate through the state of Colorado. Monarch butterflies migrate to warmer regions during the winter.
What are the monarch butterflies closes relatives?
Monarch butterflies are large, black and orange in color with white spots. Monarch butterflies closest relatives are the milkweed butterflies.
How is milkweed important to butterflies?
Milkweed is important to butterflies because it is the host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, and the caterpillars feed on the leaves of milkweed as they grow and develop. Without milkweed, monarch butterflies would not be able to complete their life cycle.
Are monarch butterflies warm or cold blooded?
Monarch butterflies are cold blooded just like all insects. Monarch butterflies rest in the sun and shiver their wings to warm up when they are cold.
Is a butterfly harmful?
The Viceroy is a poisonous butterfly, just like the Monarch. The confusion about the Viceroy toxicity comes from 19th century ideas about mimicry. Unfortunately, entymologists failed to test the theory until 1991. Even today many text books erroneously discuss the Viceroy as non-toxic. The Monarch was early identified as poisonous and entymologists immediately assumed the Viceroy was not. However, after testing, the Viceroy Butterfly is at least at toxic as the Monarch. The question is - which is the immitation? The Viceroy Butterfly is almost indistinguishable from the Monarch Butterfly.
What insect has the longest annual migration traveling from Canada to Mexico?
Millions of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) qualify as such.
