MONARCH BUTTERFLIES OVERWINTERING IN MEXICO
* Monarch butterfly migrates 3-4K miles. South Canada to Mexico & back
* Flies across Great Lakes--Narrowest Point
* Flies alone. Roosts in large clusters
*Requires 4 generations to make round trip
*Flies 12 MPH---Weighs less than paperclip
*Feeds on Milkweed after eggs hatch
*Milkweed poisonous to other insects
*Like many flying insects pollens plants
*Millions fly through OK & TX to Mexico
*Sadly many struck by windshields
*A very colorful annual Fall parade
GLENN <><
JUST WEST OF YSTERDAY
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