2. Animal Characteristics
They are an insect, which means they
have 2 antennas and 6 legs.
They have to get use to flapping their
wings really fast, and flying south in the
winter so they are warm.
They’re a herbivore, which means as a
caterpillar they eat milkweed. As a
butterfly, they eat nectar to get nutrients.
3. Habitat America, as well as
They live in North, Central, South
Australia. They also live on some Pacific Islands, India,
and Western Europe. They also live in wetlands. Wetlands
are filled with water and patches of grass. Their habitat is
also filled with forests and grasslands. Forests are filled
with trees. Grasslands are filled with grass.
4. Endangered and How We Can Help
Endangered
If they get wet and the temperature drops, they will
freeze to death. Climate change is also threatening
species of butterflies.
How we can help them
You can adopt it, which means you can pay
money to the wildlife so then the wildlife will pay the
vet to keep the butterflies alive.
5. Fun facts
They travel 50-100 miles a day.
Females have thicker veins in their wings.
An animal that eats a Monarch butterfly usually doesn't die, but it
feels very sick, it will remember not to eat it next time.
If they don`t migrate they only live for 2-5 weeks long .
Usually they come in variety of sizes.
It can take up to two months to complete their journey to winter
habitat.
Insects are scared of the Monarch butterfly because of its warning
colors.
It is very poisonous.
They can not fly if their body is less than 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
