When we were first assigned this blog I thought that I would never find a monarch butterfly this late in the season. The weather was turning colder and I remembered seeing monarch butterflies all over my back garden just two weeks ago. I decided to stalk my front flower garden. I kept peeking outside my front door every hour on the hour. I am sure that my neighbors think I am nuts! But just as I was giving up hope of ever spotting one BAM! there it was, using the air currents to float around my flowers.
After snapping these pictures, I went and researched these guys a little more. Who knew that butterflies cannot fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees? Butterflies can also fly up to 11-12 miles per hour and that they can see the colors red, green and yellow. No wonder I see them on our yellow lantana plants every year.
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