In the backyard of her Ottawa home, April Douglas watches as a monarch butterfly gently rises from her finger. Monarch butterflies are known for their stunning colouring, their massive annual migrations, and their endangered status. The monarch butterfly can also serve up as a tasty prey for a myriad of garden insects ranging from spiders to aphids to flies and wasps. WATCH | One of Douglas' butterflies emerges from its chrysalis:Watch a monarch butterfly emerge from its chrysalis CBC News Ottawa 0:51 Over the past three years, Ottawa resident April Douglas has rescued more than 100 monarch butterflies, releasing them back into the wild after raising them. This video, played at three times its normal speed, shows a monarch butterfly emerging.

Source: CBC News August 08, 2021 08:02 UTC