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YankinaT30Tank t1_j9zn4ee wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:10 PM

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I read that as like a monarchy. But those butterflies are so cool, great to hear they are doing better!

pseudocultist t1_j9zvz7s wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:10 PM

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As a kid I did monarch tagging in the 90s. Catching them in the field behind my house where they’d visit on their migrations, carefully gluing tags on them and releasing them. The tagging kit was free from the researchers, we were so poor I couldn’t afford a butterfly net, so I used a wal-mart bag on a stick. I got nearly beat up when some other kids found me doing it one day.

Anyway there’s my rambling memory of loving these poor guys and trying to help, way back in the early 90s. So glad they finally made a comeback at the 11th hour, but more needs to be done here and for other species.

SLDH1980 t1_ja0fxld wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:29 PM

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You see, just like the flawless monarch butterfly from which I take my name, the Monarch has many ways to sting.

citytiger t1_ja0jdlz wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:55 PM

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and when the world needed them most they returned.

BatteryAcid67 t1_ja1vxbz wrote on February 26, 2023 at 5:35 AM

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Replying to YankinaT30Tank (#2,001,854)

I was hoping new venture bros movie

Jibade t1_ja211z8 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:33 AM

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I would give up my backyard for the monarchs but I am hella allergic to grass and pollen :(

Gabrovi t1_ja24p1j wrote on February 26, 2023 at 7:19 AM

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Replying to Jibade (#2,017,319)

So you wouldn’t give up your backyard? 🤔

Bubbly_Celebration_3 t1_ja25snk wrote on February 26, 2023 at 7:33 AM

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Replying to Jibade (#2,017,319)

Why not hire someone to plant some milkweed for you? Make sure they don’t use ANY pesticides or chemicals though, only organic!

LazerWolfe53 t1_ja2njef wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:27 AM

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The population is still down almost 90%. Up from being down about 95%.

thegoldenladle t1_ja2y2we wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:27 PM

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Yaaaaay

OkCarrot89 t1_ja377ll wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:44 PM

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When I was in school there was a field along the playground and a fence. There was milkweed growing all along it and we would constantly find fuzzy caterpillars and see monarch butterflies and find Cicada molts.

NarcanPusher t1_ja37982 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:44 PM

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Replying to pseudocultist (#2,003,314)

I miss the giant dragonflies that used to dart around my head noshing on mosquitoes. I don’t seem to see them much around anymore. The mosquitoes are still here, though.