Signs, Signs - Protect The Butterfly
Andy |
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 |
Signs
Someone cares enough about the survival of the Monarch Butterfly to instal a makeshift sign. The eggs are laid on milkweed plants. They hatch into baby caterpillars, also called the larvae. It takes about four days for the eggs to hatch. Then the baby caterpillar doesn't do much more than eat the milkweed in order to grow. After about two weeks, the caterpillar will be fully grown and find a place to attach itself so that it can start the process of metamorphosis. In about 10 days the Monarch Butterfly will emerge. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.
I have never seen anything like this before for a butterfly. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteThere's something very heartlifting about this - wonderful capture today!
ReplyDeleteWith declining monarchs, I am glad someone cares enough to put up this sign.
ReplyDeleteMilkweed seems to be disappearing from urban areas so we need to do something to encourage and protect it for the sake of the butterflies. Nice one, Andy!
ReplyDeleteLove this. There's a butterfly garden around where I walk in Bowmanville. There's plenty of milkweed and other lovely plants known to attract these beauties.. and attract them it does.
ReplyDeleteThere's a place in central California that is a big spot on the monarch migration. You can go there in the autumn and see trees covered in the orange and black of the butterflies. It's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Michelle over at Nature Notes has written quite a bit about the importance of milkweed -- really opened my eyes!
ReplyDeleteI give that anonymous person a standing ovation for taking the extra mile.
ReplyDeleteSo good that someone cares!
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A very thoughtful sign keeping the public aware of the life cycle of the butterfly! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteOh I have tons of Milkweed in my butterfly garden.....it is so much fun to see all the catepillars eat your plants to nothing but a stalk.....because you know there will be butterflies!!!
ReplyDeleteThis sign makes me smile. I didn't know that Monarchs like milkweed. Thanks for the science lesson today. :)
ReplyDeleteYes I see this sign all the time when I visit the butterfly preserve. They are so delicate and precious!
ReplyDeleteeverything has a good use - even milkweed, it seems.
ReplyDeleteSomeone cares a lot, and that is nice. I am fascinated with the enormous voyage of the monarch...maybe I will post on that next year.
ReplyDeleteA smart idea of the sign to warn the people of the butterflys habitat surroundings.
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