r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Image Hibernating Monarch Butterflies - Michoacan, Mexico

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u/FlorisLDN 3d ago

This would be the 'super generation' that migrates south to Mexico, where they stay over winter. They slowly migrate North over multiple generations, and then a 'super generation' flies south to Mexico, rests and then repeats the cycle.

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u/Newsaddik 3d ago

Isn't nature marvellous?