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packman

(16,296 posts) Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:47 AM Sep 2021

Butterfly wing repair with a feather

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Butterfly wing repair with a feather (Original Post) packman Sep 2021 OP

I saw this on YT XanaDUer2 Sep 2021 #1

Maybe It Was A She Me. Sep 2021 #2

It was a male Botany Sep 2021 #3

My God THe Knowledge That Is Available Here Me. Sep 2021 #4

You can see that kind of injury on a lot of monarchs towards the end of their life. Botany Sep 2021 #5

XanaDUer2

(10,557 posts)

1. I saw this on YT

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:53 AM

Sep 2021

and it's amazing!

Me.

(35,454 posts)

2. Maybe It Was A She

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 11:06 AM

Sep 2021

Botany

(70,450 posts)

3. It was a male

Reply to Me. (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 01:24 PM

Sep 2021

BTW Even with the repair job that butterfly's days are numbered.

Me.

(35,454 posts)

4. My God THe Knowledge That Is Available Here

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 01:57 PM

Sep 2021

Thank you. He has had a longer life than it looked in the beginning and I do hope he gets to fly somewhat longer

Botany

(70,450 posts)

5. You can see that kind of injury on a lot of monarchs towards the end of their life.

Reply to Me. (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 02:28 PM

Sep 2021

Although one generation just about now will get together in swarms and migrate to some fir trees
in the mountains in central Mexico. Very doubtful that boy will be able to make the trip with his
prosthetic wing. Hopefully he helped to make some new monarchs when he was out and about.

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