Wanda Baxter, an author and activist in Lunenburg County, N.S., realized several monarch butterflies on her property had emerged from their chrysalises just as post-tropical storm Fiona was about to strike Atlantic Canada on Sept. 24. (Wanda Baxter - image credit)Just hours before post-tropical storm Fiona pummeled many parts of Nova Scotia in September, a monarch butterfly was emerging from its chrysalis on Wanda Baxter's deck. Baxter knew the butterfly needed several hours to hang upside down and dry its wings before beginning its remarkable journey south to Mexico. The next day, she found four more butterflies wriggling free from their chrysalises so she brought them inside, too. The young monarch butterflies that hatched this summer on Baxter's property are part of the fourth and final stage of the insect's life cycle.

Source: CBC News October 06, 2022 19:08 UTC