Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Michoacan, Mexico. Image by naticastillog via Depositphotos. Monarch butterflies are iconic for their brilliant orange wings and awe-inspiring migrations across ...
The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat ... “For many, many reasons, the environment is not compatible with an insect’s life history,” ...
The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Adult ...
3.3.2. the insect enters as a caterpillar and emerges as a butterfly 3.3.3. scientists have learned that the caterpillar becomes a liquid/goo and then will become a solid butterfly when the process is ...