The astonishing memory of monarch butterflies
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July 14, 2022
You wouldn’t think it to look at them, but insects have impressive cognitive abilities. Long-term memory, number skills and facial recognition are...Read more
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The monarch and light pollution
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November 3, 2022
Over the last century, the celestial landscape has undergone significant changes due to increasing light production in towns and villages. While...Read more
The Insectarium’s Pollinator Garden: an open-air school-lab
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June 29, 2022
Native pollinators are having a hard time of it these days. A lot of citizens are looking for things to do that will help them out. Essentially,...Read more
What happens when a monarch skips a meal?
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May 25, 2022
The monarch butterfly caterpillar has a voracious appetite. It feeds exclusively on its host plant, milkweed, which it devours at an astonishing clip...Read more
The importance of forests for the monarch butterfly's winter survival
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March 9, 2022
Every year, the monarch populations of eastern North America spend the winter in central Mexico. And if the monarch travels more than 4,000...Read more
Monarchs don’t much care for heavy metal!
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July 7, 2021
Heavy metals are found naturally in the Earth’s crust. However, human activity stirs up an important amount of these metals into the environment...Read more
A Giant Swallowtail Butterfly’s Impressive Journey Northward
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March 10, 2021
You may have noticed specimens of a very beautiful butterfly last summer. It’s one that’s hard to miss: the giant swallowtail is the largest...Read more
Monarchs know how to take care of themselves
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February 24, 2021
Living organisms are constantly confronted by a broad diversity of parasites of every sort. The last several months have shown us that we humans are...Read more
Monarchs and milkweed, a complex relationship
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July 1, 2020
The monarch butterfly depends on milkweed to survive, the plant being the caterpillars’ only food source. It’s a system that seems really simple ‒...Read more
A summer searching for monarchs and milkweed
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May 15, 2020
Community science programs are of great importance for research in conservation, especially in the case of the monarch butterfly. Nevertheless, it is...Read more
