ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 7月18日 02時52分

Image by @Joel Sartore | There’s a reason species like this regal fritillary butterfly mimic the monarch’s signature orange and black pattern. The milky substance in milkweed actually protects the monarch butterfly from predators by making it toxic to eat. During its caterpillar stage the monarch ingests many times its body weight of milkweed leaves and the toxins are with it throughout its entire life, making its body poisonous to birds and other predators. The orange and black color of the monarch is a warning sign to its predators that the monarch is bad to eat. In fact, the message is so well known in the animal kingdom that other butterflies mimic the color and patterns of monarchs in order to be completely disregarded by their predators. No one wants to eat something poisonous.
It’s so important to have milkweed for these graceful butterflies to consume so they can continue to exist on Earth. When you plant milkweed, be sure to keep it away from areas where animals are grazing. Most animals know not to eat milkweed because it produces a very unpleasant smell and tastes awful, but it’s best to keep it out of their reach if possible.
In the middle of the U.S., if you have a field that you are wanting to mow containing milkweed, you can protect the butterfly migration by refraining from mowing until at least the third week of September. This way you won’t destroy any monarch eggs on the milkweed, as they already will be hatched and continuing their leg of the migration by this time. For more information on how to plant milkweed and what you can do to help, check out the link in my bio @Joel Sartore.
Keep posting images of your pollinator gardens with the hashtag #pollinatorhero! Let’s see what we can save together!
.
.
#pollinatormonday #pollinators #monarchs #butterflies #gardening #milkweed #gardens #plants #flowers #animalfacts #evolution #conservation #photoark #natgeo #savetogether

[BIHAKUEN]UVシールド(UVShield) 更年期に悩んだら

>> 飲む日焼け止め！「UVシールド」を購入する