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To: thinkingfountain@smm.org
Subject: monarch
From: Kathy
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 14:26:46 -0400
Hi,
My name is Jaime. I am eight years old. I will be
entering the third grade this year. I have sent for the
"tagging kit" to tag butterfies this year. I have a
question.
Do you know how long the monarch butter fly lives?
Thank you
Jaime
>To: Kathy
>From: Karen Wilkinson <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: monarch
>Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 09:18:09 -0500
>
>Hi Jaime,
>
>My name is Karen and I work at a science museum in Minnesota. A third
>grade class that I worked with this year raised monarchs. It was fun to
>watch them change from caterpillars to butterflies. I am raising some at
>home right now. Are you raising your butterflies at home? I have never
>tagged butterflies myself but have wanted to try it. You'll have to let
>me know how it goes. Send a picture of yourself tagging your butterfly
>and I'll include it on our Internet Site.
>
>Your question about how long monarchs live is a good one (with a
>surprising answer) -
>
>Karen Oberhauser (another Karen) is a scientist who works at the University
>of Minnesota. She studies the monarch butterfly. She answered your
>question by saying . . .
>
>"This depends on when they live (summer or winter), and also varies a lot
>among individuals (just like it does it humans).
>In the summer, adults live from 2 to 6 weeks in captivity, and probably
>about that long in the wild. The ones that migrate live
>longer, from August or September to about April (although a lot die before
>this). When people hear this, they say they'd
>rather be a migratory monarchs, but these butterflies probably face many
>more risks, and are likely to have a smaller chance of
>getting offspring into the next generation." - Karen Oberhauser
>
>My favorite book about Monarchs is called
>Monarch
>By: Gail Gibbons
>
>Have you read this book? Try finding it at your library if you haven't -
>I think you'll lke it.
>
>Good Luck with the butterflies and enjoy 3rd grade!
>-karen
>
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Karen Wilkinson ([email protected])
Content Developer, Science Learning Network
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us
Science Museum of Minnesota
30 East Tenth Street
St Paul, MN 55101
612-221-2512 (phone)
612-221-4528 (fax)
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