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Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are a species of milkweed butterfly native to North America, although they can also be found in New Zealand, Australia and the Canary Islands just to name a few. These butterflies are famous for their annual fall migration to warmer climates and the massive gatherings of butterflies these migrations cause. Beautiful but toxic (to eat, that is), Monarchs are poisonous due to the toxins contained in the milkweed leaves they consume as caterpillars.
332 Questions
What does a butterfly look like?
A butterfly's apperance
A butterfly has four colourful wings they have white dots with a bright orange shade on the wings.
The body of a butterfly is a pale skin colour, it is slim and round on top is a head they have anteanars on top of the head.
They don't have any legs at all, they fly with their four wings.
Do the monarch butterflies change?
The caterpillars morph from a caterpillar into an adult butterfly but as adults, very little change takes place.
All kinds of materials. Other plants, under window sills, pot rims and anything else they can attach to. They usually attach themselves around the vicinity of the milkweed plant they were eating.
How do monarch butterflies go on the transatlantic crossing?
monarch butterflies travel from as far north as Maine and Canada and fly down to south America and Mexico.
Does a black and yellow caterpillar become a monarch butterfly?
i think so i am pretty sure
The caterpillar of a Monarch butterfly is yellow, black, and white striped. There are also many other caterpillar's with similar colors though.
Can monarch butterflies eat grass?
No. Adult butterflies of any species do not eat grass. They must drink nectar and sap from flowers and plants.
What are Aztec beliefs about monarch butterflies?
The Aztecs believed that adult Monarch butterflies are reincarnates of their fallen warriors. It is also why they wore the Monarch butterfly colors into battle.
How might The Viceroys Colours Affect Monarch Butterflies?
The Viceroy's colors mimic those of the Monarch butterfly. They do this to protect themselves against predators. Predators know that Monarch Butterflies do not taste good, so they avoid them, and therefore will also avoid the Viceroy.
Why do monarch butterflies lay eggs on milkweed?
Milkweed bugs use their antennae to feel their environment. All insects have antennae and use them in much the same manner. Some insects use their antennae to hear and many can use them to smell things.
Why do monarch butterflies migrate right after they're born?
Because the monarch butterflies must use every amount of time as possible for their migration, because the migration often takes longer than their life cycle.
What does it mean when you dream of monarch butterflies?
Dreaming of monarch butterflies signifies troubling times ahead for you. But, like the beautiful butterfly, you will emerge from the cocoon of troubles and see great rewards. Dreaming of monarch butterflies shows you that you have the strength to make it through anything that comes your way and persevere.
The milkweed and the insects that feed on it ( monarchs, milkweed tussocks, milkweed leaf beetles, milkweed longhorns, etc.) have coevolved. All plants have toxins in them to keep from being eaten, but certain species develop immunity to certain toxins, allowing them to feed only on those plants. The evolutionary relationship between plants and the insects that eat them has been likened to an "arms race", in which plants develop toxins to help themselves survive and then the insects develop immunities to allow them to keep feeding. After millions of years of this convolution, very firm insect-host relationships are developed, which is why most insects can only feed on a single host plant or family of host plants. Monarchs have also developed the ability to sequester the Cardiac glycosides in the milkweed to gain the toxicity for themselves. This is a fairly common adaptation in insects.
Where do monarch butterflies migrate to?
In Winter they congregate in a forest in Mexico and in summer the migrate north over the continent of North America in spring, breading as they do so. Then in the Autumn the descendents of the migrating population fly South to their winter roost.
How do huge groups of monarch butterflies travel up to three thousand miles when migrating?
think about it like this when so many butterflies are flying it creates a draft so the butterflies up front slowy work there way to the back of the line just catching the draft so in essence different groups are swiching places ... working up in front... then esy ride in the back (fun fact ducks also fly in this matter
How can the monarch butterfly and its caterpillar have the same DNA?
Imagine a house made from blue Legos. This is your caterpillar; the color represents the DNA. When the caterpillar goes into its cocoon, it is like taking all the Legos apart and putting them back together as something different. This cannot change the color of the Legos. The caterpillar and butterfly are made out of the same cells, with the same DNA, just put back together in a different shape.
How have monarch butterflies adapted to their environment?
Monarch butterflies have adapted to be poisonous to their most serious predators. This makes them taste bad to birds, which are a problem for other types of butterflies.
Do humans hurt monarch butterflies?
Given humans destructive nature they will destroy and kill anything, voluntarily or involuntarily. Either by trying to hit it from pure curiosity or by poisoning its environment.
Are monarch butterflies poisonous?
Monarchs are poisonous because they eat plants that are themselves poisonous.
There's a distinction to be made between "poisonous" and "venomous". Monarchs do not produce any venom, nor do they sting or bite (they're actually not even capable of "biting" as adults; they live solely on liquids) you have to eat them for the poisons to get into your system.
Some animals do not eat Monarch Butterflies (caterpillar, chrysalises, or adults) because the poisons in their bodies taste terrible to them. Other animals do eat them. They are not poisonous to touch. They do have poisons in their bodies that are from their host plant, milkweed.
Why monarch butterfly is a Texas symbol?
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