By Ellen Muller on Saturday, March 10, 2001 - 3:44 pm: |
Some of you have asked questions about the butterflies on Bonaire. Jerry Ligon was kind enough to send me this list (not his) of the possible butterflies you might see here.
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By Ellen Muller on Sunday, March 11, 2001 - 12:10 am: |
Jerry Ligon sent me this photo of a Crimson Patched Longwing which you can see from the list is rare on the islands ( Bonaire and Curacao). Here is his text accompanying the photo...
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By Michelle Ryan on Monday, March 12, 2001 - 4:49 pm: |
Thanks, Ellen, for the postings, and photo. I think I'll print the list and bring it with me to Bonaire, for reference.
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By sherry baker on Monday, March 12, 2001 - 6:07 pm: |
thank you ellen and jerry, very nice and interesting.
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By Glen Reem on Tuesday, March 13, 2001 - 1:23 pm: |
Ellen,
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By Ellen Muller on Wednesday, March 14, 2001 - 12:44 pm: |
Glen, that sounded like a good question for Jerry and here is his answer...
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By Barry Baker on Wednesday, March 14, 2001 - 1:13 pm: |
I just love diving with Jerry when I am there, he is such well spring of information.
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By Kerri Freeman on Wednesday, March 14, 2001 - 1:38 pm: |
Glen. I can't personally swear for each and every one but at the southernmost point of Ontario, Point Pelee, is a National or Provincial Park where friends of Monarchs gather to see them off. Every shrub,branch and twig is covered with them. We're reminded to leave milkweed plants for them. After they rest at Point Pelee, they head for Mexico, Costa Rica and I think Venezuela. They have suffered dreadful ravages from unexpected cold in Mexico, a couple of times in the past 8 years. And I think we're trying to work out some habitat arrangemnt with host counties.Some way to help both people and butterflies.
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By Glen Reem on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 12:01 am: |
Kerri & Ellen,
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 8:26 am: |
Here are pictures of Yana's caterpillar
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By Glen Reem on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 12:06 pm: |
TKS, Linda.
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By Kerri Freeman on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 7:15 pm: |
Glen, I'm trying to find a reference. I think their sea voyage is annual. Why they do it is likely some sort of genetic imprinting,and like salmon for whatever reason swim upstream to their deaths to spawn. But no matter what anyone says, I was not on the Ark and never met Noah. So I'm gonna look it up if I can.Some how I think I remember that the adults make only 1 voyage.So they must breed twice? Or half stay here as chrysalis? I have trouble with birds and bees. Now you know everything I don't know about butterflies. Tks Yanna's Mom.
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By Hazel Scharosch on Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 11:16 pm: |
Linda - nice pictures of Yana's caterpillar! We were astonished by the size of Bonaire's milkweeds. We did see a seed pod - it was about the size of Travis's head! Kerri, in Wyoming, they make two journeys - one as a juvenile the fall they hatch, and they probably go to Mexico from here, and once again in the Spring when they come back to lay their eggs, after which they die, I think.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 9:51 am: |
There was an article in the Miami Herald either Saturday or Friday's edition about the Monarch's in Mexico and their migration. The Miami Herald has on-line archives for 1 week if anybody is intereest in reading it.
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By Glen Reem on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 5:29 pm: |
Linda,
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 5:47 pm: |
The Miami Herald seems to be a little backlogged. The issue was Saturday, March 17th but the archives does not have any articles since March 14. If it doesn't get fixed in the next day or two, I'll scan in the article for you to read.
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By Kerri Freeman on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 6:07 pm: |
No wonder Webster's getting paranoid. I thought it was him..he....oy!
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - 2:03 pm: |
Here is the scan of the article in PDF form.
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By Glen Reem on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - 6:20 pm: |
TKS, Linda, got it fine. Too much logging and other
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By Kerri Freeman on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - 7:26 pm: |
Sorry,Linda. Apparently PDF is something else Webster doesn't do. Thks anyway.
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By Kerri Freeman on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - 9:22 pm: |
Haze, do you have any reference on the ones that have ocean voyages? Don't know if I'm confabulating but for some reason I think I remember something about Monarchs sometimes landing on boats at sea. Is there something about 6000 mi. or 26000 mi down to Venezuela. My ref. books seems to have gone the way of my fish id book. Maybe a nature-loving thief? Naw, Likely my own disorganized mind.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 10:33 am: |
Okay - really brief info about the article.
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By Kerri Freeman on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 8:24 pm: |
Thanks,Linda. Still can't find ocean travel myself so maybe I imagined it but here's a little bit I found. In 1996 Canada. U.S. and Mexico signed a treaty to protect the Monarch. On the Web, you can find some information on their take-off point at: Ontario Provincial Parks. Presqu'ile Provincial Park is where they gather to stuff on golden rod and New England Asters. Probably nobody ever offered them snickerdoodles and macadamia nut cookies. New England Asters don't sound bad. (no tomato with them, Glen). Gracias, Yanna's Mom.
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By Niki Harris on Saturday, July 7, 2001 - 10:29 pm: |
A monarch butterfly who was enjoying Sorobon in May too:
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By Kerri Freeman on Sunday, July 8, 2001 - 12:31 am: |
Not bad for a 'not Bob's', (kidding...I'm just kidding.....More please, Nik......
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By Niki Harris on Monday, July 9, 2001 - 4:00 am: |
OK, here's the milkweed people are describing above, I'm pretty sure.
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By Lowe Johnston (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 8:43 pm: |
Is the butterfly farm open?? If so, does anyone have the location and hours and info? I will be on Bonaire for a week in Dec.
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