A tasty snack?
Think again. PHOTO: JONATHAN PRATT
[ BetCha didn’t know aBout…] Monarch Butterflies
n The monarch butterflies’ greatest feat is their migration ritual, flying south like flocks of birds. Starting in late summer, some individuals endure a 3,200-kilometre (2,000-mile) voyage from their extreme northern range in Canada to overwintering grounds in Mexico.
n Fossil records reveal that butterflies once lived with the dinosaurs— roughly 150 million years ago.
n Although the Butterfly Effect is best known as a 2004 Ashton Kutcher cult movie classic, the concept of the butterfly effect first origi- nated from MIT meterologist Edward Lorenz, who in his 1972 paper wondered if a tiny event, such as the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil, could create widespread consequences elsewhere, such as a tornado in Texas.
n Butterflies generally have thin bodies, brightly coloured wings and knobs at the end of their antennae, whereas moths have fatter bodies, camouflaged wing colours and pointed or hairy antennae.
n One female monarch can lay up to 500 eggs—ouch!
n Two very different monarchs appear on the sold-out, full-colour, 2005 Canadian 50-cent silver coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint—the orange monarch butterfly on the obverse and the mon- arch Queen Elizabeth II of England on the reverse.
n Milkweed, the monarchs’ main source of food, contains toxins that accumulate in their bodies overtime—making the butterflies emetically poisonous to predators.
n A tasty alternative, the Viceroy butterfly, protects itself from preda- tors by mimicking the colours of its poisonous doppelgänger.
n The most-performed opera in North America is Giacomo Puccini’s famous tragedy,Madame Butterfly. Tickets to the performance at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, Texas, range from $64 US for back- seat bleeders to $425 US for premium orchestra.—Stephanie Park
propels you?
What
qSharing experiences with our kids qEscaping the city qWorking my muscles qSimply being close to water
qMaking new friends, reuniting with old friends
qWatching my daughter grow up qFishing without a motor qGetting off the beaten track qWatching sunsets from the water qGetting reacquainted with my wife
qTasting food that’s been cooked outdoors
qWhite water, calm water, any water
qTeaching my son about the environment
qForgetting about work qTe peace and quiet
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