Wanderer or Monarch butterfly
Oct 3, 2014 00:52:27 #
Despite their attractive appearance, the toxins they digest from milkweed that are present in Both butterflies and caterpillars
make them Toxic to most predators.
australianmuseum.net.au/Wanderer-Butterfly
make them Toxic to most predators.
australianmuseum.net.au/Wanderer-Butterfly
Oct 3, 2014 01:02:31 #
Oct 3, 2014 01:16:02 #
Oct 3, 2014 05:15:29 #
Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed, concentrating the milkweed toxin in their skin, which has to be replaced every time they molt. The adult Monarch also has toxin in its skin. This toxin acts like natural Ipecac, causing birds to retch almost immediately after eating caterpillar or butterfly. Birds learn quite quickly to avoid brightly striped caterpillars and orange colored butterflies.
Oct 3, 2014 07:37:53 #
These are great!! One finally showed up on my orange cosmos yesterday evening and I happened to look out in time to see it. I dropped what I was doing and went for the camera. I was so tickled to see one but it didn't stay long and flew south when it left.
Oct 3, 2014 08:50:47 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed, concentrating the milkweed toxin in their skin, which has to be replaced every time they molt. The adult Monarch also has toxin in its skin. This toxin acts like natural Ipecac, causing birds to retch almost immediately after eating caterpillar or butterfly. Birds learn quite quickly to avoid brightly striped caterpillars and orange colored butterflies.
Thanks Douglass
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Oct 3, 2014 08:51:20 #
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Oct 5, 2014 16:54:35 #
Lovely shots, Yvonne. The Monarch is indeed an interesting and beautiful creature.
evenic wrote:
Despite their attractive appearance, the toxins they digest from milkweed that are present in Both butterflies and caterpillars
make them Toxic to most predators.
australianmuseum.net.au/Wanderer-Butterfly
make them Toxic to most predators.
australianmuseum.net.au/Wanderer-Butterfly
Oct 5, 2014 19:23:19 #
evenic wrote:
Despite their attractive appearance, the toxins they digest from milkweed that are present in Both butterflies and caterpillars
make them Toxic to most predators.
australianmuseum.net.au/Wanderer-Butterfly
make them Toxic to most predators.
australianmuseum.net.au/Wanderer-Butterfly
gorgeous shots of the beautiful monarch!
Oct 5, 2014 21:16:18 #
Oct 5, 2014 21:16:55 #
Oct 5, 2014 21:18:00 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Lovely shots, Yvonne. The Monarch is indeed an interesting and beautiful creature.
Thanks Donna
:D
Oct 5, 2014 21:18:37 #
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