monarch ::: syrinx

monarch

submitted by robertkamper on sun, 2010-02-14 11:04.

The length of the wings of the migrating Monarch butterfly population in northeastern North America has been shaped by the forces of evolution, it has been discovered through scientific investigations at the University of Georgia. Nice to know, now that they're an endangered species...

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submitted by robertkamper on sat, 2009-10-24 12:41.

in flight

busy morning in the butterfly garden

submitted by robertkamper on wed, 2009-10-21 12:24.

monarch on gregg's mistflower

another satisfied customer at Bob's Butterfly Cafe

submitted by robertkamper on fri, 2009-09-25 14:12.

so say the neurobiologists who've been clipping and painting antennae just to see what makes Monarchs' circadian clocks tick:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090924141736.htm

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