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Working to keep the Monarch Butterfly coming back year after year. Don’t let them disappear. Get planting!

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RT if you want more 🌳 Trees 🐝 Bees 🍏 Orchards 🐸 Ponds πŸ₯• Healthy, spray-free veg πŸš„ Sustainable public transport 🐞 Insects 🌊 Clean water 🦊 Wildlife πŸ¦‹ Hedgerows 🌻 Wildflowers ♻️ Waste reduction and recycling 🐬 Clean, plastic-free oceans πŸš— Clean air 🌎 #Climateaction

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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘ Monarch butterflies weigh between 0.25 to 0.75 grams.

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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘ After a Monarch emerges from a chrysalis it will only live for 2-6 weeks. There is also a super generation that flies to Mexico every fall to hibernate and then flies home in the spring.

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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€ Monarch butterflies have a wing span of approximately 10 cm

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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘ Female Monarch butterflies can lay 250 eggs in one day laying only one egg at a time.

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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘ Monarch butterflies can see lots of different colors and even see UV lights that a human cannot.πŸ€“πŸ¦‹

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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€ Both male and female Monarch butterflies use a tube called a proboscis to eat nectar and water. When not in use the proboscis lies coiled under the head.

Monarch Fact of the Day
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Both male and female Monarch butterflies use a tube called a proboscis to eat nectar and water. When not in use the proboscis lies coiled under the head.
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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘ The beautiful colors of the Monarch butterfly serve as a warning to predators that they are poisonous.

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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘ Male Monarchs discharge chemicals from the rear wing glands to attract a female Monarch to mate with. (πŸ¦‹+πŸ¦‹=lots of πŸ₯šβ€™s)

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Monarch project update: - 10 chrysalises with new one this afternoon. First was Aug. 5 -> butterfly in 10-14 days = this week! - Six caterpillars. Largest 2.5”, smallest 1/3”. #monarchbutterfly the_official_monarch_butterfly

Monarch project update:
- 10 chrysalises with new one this afternoon. First was Aug. 5 -> butterfly in 10-14 days = this week!
- Six caterpillars. Largest 2.5”, smallest 1/3”. #monarchbutterfly <a href="/MonarchOfficial/">the_official_monarch_butterfly</a>
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Monarch Fact of the Day: πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€ Western Monarchs have declined by 99% since the 1980s. Eastern Monarch population has declined by nearly 80%. The decrease is caused by lack of essential resources to thrive. Plant some milkweed and nectar full flowers to save Monarchs!

Monarch Fact of the Day:
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Western Monarchs have declined by 99% since the 1980s. Eastern Monarch population has declined by nearly 80%. The decrease is caused by lack of essential resources to thrive. Plant some milkweed and nectar full flowers to save Monarchs!
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Monarch Fact of the Day πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘ Monarch butterflies feed primarily on milkweed, an itself toxic plant. Monarchs have not only evolved to tolerate it but also, store the toxins in them, making them poisonous to predators

Monarch Fact of the Day
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Monarch butterflies feed primarily on milkweed, an itself toxic plant. Monarchs have not only evolved to tolerate it but also, store the toxins in them, making them poisonous to predators