Spooky season is in full swing over in Missouri. A biologist recently spotted and photographed a super rare white monarch butterfly in the exact same spot where she previously saw a more common orange ...
The white spots on the edges of a monarch butterfly's wings might give it an advantage while migrating, according to new research. Sanka Vidanagama / NurPhoto via Getty Images For a migrating monarch ...
Do butterflies celebrate Halloween? After a unique (and rare!) sighting in Missouri, we have to wonder. Here’s why a “spooky” white monarch butterfly is making headlines — and where you might spot one ...
Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete ...
MISSOURI, USA — A Missouri Department of Conservation official recently spotted a ghostly variation of a Monarch butterfly in the state. Natural History Biologist Amanda Gehin saw an extremely rare ...
Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists... Monarch butterflies' white spots may help them fly ...
Researchers find that the white spots on the wings of monarch butterflies may help them fly farther. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2023.) Monarch butterflies have distinctive ...