The friends (?) of the milkweed are relocating downwards, plus the proportion seems to be shifting to more of the larger species.
Milkweed report update
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
The friends (?) of the milkweed are relocating downwards, plus the proportion seems to be shifting to more of the larger species.
25 September 2010 at 9:24 am
pooh says:
I wonder if they are ingesting the alkaloids like the Monarch butterflies do so they taste nasty to predators. Both species have the orange and black “danger, danger” coloration also.