Monarch paradise

Joanne Garcia, Cesar Martinez, Érica Cedasero, Roxon Love #mortonpride

[Kevin O'Toole @bio_otoole]

What we do in our backyards and local communities matters. This is a great piece about how cities and urban areas might be the key to saving the monarch and biodiversity. https://t.co/U8r79uBUmE

[Monarch paradise @monarchparadise]

Doing our final touches #MortonPride

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Our Scientist Erica getting the pots for the milkweed and plants ready! #MortonPride #SaveMonarchs

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A monarch butterfly can flap its wings up to 120 times in a minute when trying to escape a predator. Their flight speed has been measured between 4 and 12 miles per hour but can be much faster if a monarch uses available wind currents that will speed it up considerably.

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#mortonpride

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The monarch butterfly does not have lungs breathing takes place through tiny vents in the thorax or abdomen called spiracles, and an organized arrangement of tubes called trachea, distribute the oxygen through the Monarch’s body system

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Did you know It is predicted that one of the many effects of climate change will be wetter and colder winters. If they are dry, monarchs can survive below freezing temperatures, but if they get wet and the temperature drops they will freeze to death.

[Monarch paradise @monarchparadise]

Saving the precious’s butterflies! #mortonpride