JUST SPOTTED A MONARCH PUPA

Yeah, got to show a monarch pupa to someone who had never seen one. Now, I just have to wait until Summer comes. Wonder why nothing eats these things? They must have some special defense that science either has or has not determined. Or maybe they are regularly eaten and I am simply incorrectly assuming that they are not.

I love those little gold dots? How does the Monarch to that?

Will this pupa mysteriously disappear? Should I put a web cam on it?

Monarchs May Benefit From Energy Crisis

With the United States trying to chase people out of the country and the high price of fuel there is a lot is lot more vegetation in Kansas and the United States than there was last year. We can no longer afford to cut every bit of vegetation, as if it is always a necessary thing to do. Maybe we will find a way, if we pray hard enough, to stop chopping vegetation and uprooting dandelions with a fanaticism that simply makes no sense.

As for the Monarchs they should find more sustaining vegetation for laying eggs and having meals.

In this sense both monarchs and humanity are benefiting from the energy crisis.