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4 months ago

Where to See + Help Track the Thousands of Monarch Butterflies Overwintering in California

Eastern monarchs migrate to central Mexico; western monarchs overwinter in California groves, with western populations declining due to drought and heatwaves.
fromMail Online
6 months ago

LADYBIRD swarm hits UK: Brits say houses are 'crawling' with beetles

They sleep through the winter through in what is known as diapause, a bit like insect hibernation. They slow their metabolism right down to minimise energy use. In the wild they chose places like under bark in a pile of leaves, anywhere providing a bit of shelter and away from things that might eat them. Sometimes they might come into houses looking for a safe haven.
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