Saturday, December 22, 2012

Does your holiday small talk need a little help? Here are some tidbits you can insert into conversation when the inevitable lull occurs:

*Monarch butterflies migrate south for the winter, and north during the warmer months. They are the only butterflies that do this. Their migration patterns resemble birds.

*Monarch butterflies only live for two to five weeks. This means that the generation that starts the migration journey is usually four generations removed from the generation that returns.

*Amazingly, Monarchs return to the same geographical locations year after year, despite never having previously visited the sites. They use air currents and temperatures to guide them to ideal microclimates in warmer locations. Scientists theorize that other indicators, such as the magnetic pull of the earth and the position of the sun help direct them.

*Monarchs can travel up to 3,000 miles (4828 km) to reach their overwintering locations.

Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/monarchbutterfly/biology/index.shtml
Does your holiday small talk need a little help? Here are some tidbits you can insert into conversation when the inevitable lull occurs: 

*Monarch butterflies migrate south for the winter, and north during the warmer months. They are the only butterflies that do this. Their migration patterns resemble birds. 

*Monarch butterflies only live for two to five weeks. This means that the generation that starts the migration journey is usually four generations removed from the generation that returns.

*Amazingly, Monarchs return to the same geographical locations year after year, despite never having previously visited the sites. They use air currents and temperatures to guide them to ideal microclimates in warmer locations. Scientists theorize that other indicators, such as the magnetic pull of the earth and the position of the sun help direct them.

*Monarchs can travel up to 3,000 miles (4828 km) to reach their overwintering locations. 

Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/monarchbutterfly/biology/index.shtml

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