#REPOST @archaeologymagazine with @get__repost__app Ancient Mesoamerican beliefs about the afterlife, which endure in Mexicans’ celebration of the Day of the Dead, may have been connected to the annual monarch butterfly migration. #archaeology #mexico #butterflies #monarchbutterfly archaeology.org/issues/488-2211/features/10885-mexico-butterfly-migration (Lanmas/Alamy Stock Photo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrDTdzL53N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Monarch butterfly necklace is an OOAK design with Mexican fire opal, onyx, and turquoise. The chain is completely handcrafted with oval, organic-style, links. Necklace is 20 inches long and the pendant's 3 components measure 3 inches long. What a stunning statement piece! It's listed in my shop and ready to ship. #sleepycatjewelry #monarchbutterfly #butterflynecklace #ooakjewelry #jewelrylover #jewelrydesigner #jewelryartist #silversmith #metalsmith #benchjeweler #inspiredbynature #epicjewelry #organicstyle #madebyhand #njartist #butterfly #sterlingsilverjewelry #handmadechain #makersofnj https://www.instagram.com/p/CpN7APZuJWK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Just a few friends I ran into today. 💕 #monarchbutterfly #monarchcaterpillar #milkweed #spottednewt #easternnewt #redspottednewt https://www.instagram.com/p/CgnVKKEufTA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Monarch butterfly and caterpillar for the fabulous @tinyfarmer_! 🦋🐛🌱 I think it works wonderfully together with a beautiful floral piece by @adriamercuri #brooklyntattooer #brooklyntattoo #colourfultattoo #yarrowstudio #guestspot #qttr #butterflytattoo #monarchbutterfly #caterpillartattoo #blackworktattoo #lineworktattoo (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChUp1ukuM1H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
I have raised and released 26 monarch butterflies, and am nurting 138 catapillers and chrysalis’s I found 3 new catapillers in my gardens yesterday alone! The International Union for Conservation of Nature has now designated the beloved Monarch Butterfly as an endangered species! I have been nurturing these precious souls for years. I do not use pesticides in my yard or anywhere for that matter, I grow 3 types of milkweed all over my property and I encourage dandelions, clover and other wildflowers on my property. I also grow several flowers for our precious pollinators! I am disappointed and astonished that Frohn Township where I live is resisting my request for them to stop cutting down the milkweed down my dirt road. Why the feel the need to do this on a road that is barely maintained, we are lucky if they grade it, insist on mowing a small three foot strip of land that is directly next to woods! What makes this worse is I live in a state game refuge. To me this policy of mowing the side of 1 mile stretch of dirt road is a waste of time and money and worse yet terrible for our pollinators! Why should we care? Well not only would it be a shame to lose this stunning butterfly, it is a danger to our ecosystem! There are other wildlife species that depend on our lovely monarch! We are the major cause for the decline in population because we are taking away the monarchs one and only food source milk weed! Milkweed actually spells so sweet and pleasant too! I thought I would share with you what my progress is this year to increase the monarch population. I have released twenty six monarch butterflies since the beginning of the season. I am nurturing 139 caterpillars with about 36 of them already in their chrysalis’s! Here are a few captures of monarchs in my flower gardens.