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Monarch Delight by =thaumadzo:iconthaumadzo:

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Submitted: March 7
File Size: 11.1 MB
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Resolution: 900×675
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 20D
Shutter Speed: 1/320 second
F Number: F/8.0
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Oct 3, 2007, 2:40:42 PM

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This plant, called milkweed, is the favorite food of the Monarch butterfly. The toxins from the monarch's milkweed diet make the butterfly poisonous which its total defense. As a result, neither the butterfly nor its larva need camouflage because predators stay clear, knowing that a snack will probably case more than indigestion.

This is one of a very few insects that migrate thousands of miles. Eastern populations winter in Florida, along the coast of Texas, and in Mexico, and return to the north in spring. Monarch butterflies follow the same migration patterns every year. During migration, huge numbers of butterflies can be seen gathered together and make the trees sometimes appear like they have orange leaves.

Living in Canada, we are near the end of the northern migration. Each year we ensure that our garden contains milkweed to attract this beautiful creature and give it food and a place to lay eggs.

The cycle continues.
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*valeriemonthuit:iconvaleriemonthuit: Mar 7, 2008, 10:47:56 AM
Nice colors, this background is like an autumn scene.

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`davincipoppalag:icondavincipoppalag: Mar 7, 2008, 10:48:16 AM
Terrific sharp details..really cool

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~newcastlemale:iconnewcastlemale: Mar 7, 2008, 10:54:07 AM
Excellent dof and colour
*erene:iconerene: Mar 7, 2008, 11:13:30 AM
Excellent capture, amazing detail Wayne. This plant is so different to anything I have ever seen!
*T-Hip:iconT-Hip: Mar 7, 2008, 11:19:08 AM
Fascinating stuff, well done!

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=thaumadzo:iconthaumadzo: Mar 7, 2008, 11:23:19 AM
thanks Paul.

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=thaumadzo:iconthaumadzo: Mar 7, 2008, 11:25:18 AM
this is the seed pod, late in the fall. It does not really give a good representation of the plant at all. When I find them, i try to harvest a few seeds of our yard. Monarchs are my faviourite butterfly. I could handle a few thousand being around, but I usually have to settle for less than a dozen all summer. Although last year we had some larvae in the yard.

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~midykase:iconmidykase: Mar 7, 2008, 11:58:46 AM
it grows like that or does it split :-?
*Blueskye27:iconBlueskye27: Mar 7, 2008, 12:16:20 PM
I love the way it looks so silky. I've heard of milk weed, but I don't think I'd ever seen it. Thanks. :hug:

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