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Butterflies in Winter
What will the winter weather mean to a butterfly? Like most animals the butterfly is capable of withstanding the winter cold. It is amazing how nature protects these little creatures. The real trouble happens when the weather has great shifts in temperature. All the butterflies that overwinter in our area will find places to protect themselves from the cold. The butterflies that migrate are the ones that sometimes have difficultly. When temperatures are extremely cold or wet in the areas they spend the winter they may suffer some population losses. Several years ago the over wintering locations in Mexico had freezing temperatures. This caused several thousand butterflies to be killed. The over all population was greatly decreased for the next few seasons. The Monarchs have come back from that decrease. What is really vital for the butterflies is to have a good habitat to come back to. Nature will keep populations in check and as long as the summer homes are still available nature will be sure to provide a means for the populations to regain ground. As humans it’s our responsibility to care for these habitats
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