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This Is Why You Never See a Monarch Chrysalis

You see monarch caterpillars, you see monarch butterflies — but why don't you see a monarch chrysalis? Here's what makes them ...
She spearheaded the creation of a native milkweed garden at the 32-acre Wawapek Preserve in Cold Spring Harbor.
Although it hasn't worked out in the past, many groups are still pushing native alternatives. Other Hoosiers want to keep the ...
When a wounded monarch butterfly arrived at a Long Island wildlife center this summer, its chances of survival looked grim.
In early fall, the butterflies assemble by the dozens or hundreds on the South Shore before a journey of several weeks to ...
Monarch butterflies, for example, only lay their eggs on milkweed, and milkweed is all monarch caterpillars can eat. Without ...
The Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, Long Island, receives hundreds of calls daily, with many seeking advice on injured ...
The iconic orange and black pollinators are making their annual trip to overwintering sites in Mexico, stopping to recharge ...
An injured monarch butterfly was given a second chance at life after undergoing a delicate wing transplant at a Long Island ...
In his rollicking scientific true-crime book, The Butterfly Thief, Walter Marsh delves into the dark side of museum ...
There are some major differences between the monarch butterfly's fall and spring migrations. Here's everything you need to ...
One homeowner was shocked to learn that the beautiful and popular butterfly bush was actually an invasive species.