This is a video I've wanted to make for almost 5 years. Visiting the monarch winter forest was a dream come true, and I am so excited to share it with you. And please check out the video we made over on Atlas Obscura to learn more about the history of this place. Finally, we made a VR180 video so you can feel (and hear!) what it was like to be there. Links to all that in the description. Check them all out, you won't be sorry 🤓
@whoisthis78265 жыл бұрын
5 YEARS!!! You waited this long
@qmsajidata5 жыл бұрын
The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity...
@AdventuringwithTrevor5 жыл бұрын
Here before this is number 1 trending
@sahinyasar91195 жыл бұрын
i think there is some researchers was looking this butterfly for understand how to make good plane but i dont remember who was they are
@thinkabout2885 жыл бұрын
awesome juST AWESOME thanks BTW here before 1st
@IvanSolonenko5 жыл бұрын
Literally the best story about nature I've heard in my entire life.
@pyrotheevilplatypus5 жыл бұрын
IMAX had an amazing documentary on how we discovered all this!
@kingkrool19354 жыл бұрын
Monarch butterflies are my biggest phobia
@katherinenowacki72303 жыл бұрын
Wow !!! MAN, you're FORTUNE - Monger úpon the Ease whichever your! offer a Word of Appease to Video that produced rather Chilly effect in me BUT maybe only because it is really sad to perceive DEATH surrounding Everything that ONCE was so lively and teeming with force of survival as Energy that cannot be denied in ANY way unless the Shadow of the End arrives on the doorstep of its fragile environment and creates indigenous to it~ Scenario for Full ~ fledged Grief, although NOT ALWAYS perceived as if an open book capablé of being read with an interest and ease interpreting phenomenon of "Survival after Experience of Death" whether with the Full involvement of the Senses or Individual experience of it which completely transforms the psyche AND available Sensitivities attuned to "feeling" it from up close and afar or from without onto within where ALL the Elements of Ghostly Gravitational Composure in Appearances DO Create a Landscape of NOT Exactly Imagined Classic Production from Hollywood but instead, are leading through the intricacies of the Darkest of Labyrinths known to Human where Greatest Mystics in "recorded" History have spent it's Lifetimes while pondering the Mystery of SURVIVAL and it's INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE! as Limit of Available ENERGIES synchronized with the Cosmic Scales in Existing Universe dependent on Forces governing it's Passage of Time upon Historical interactions with Binding it FUTURE and PAST as if Mirror Imagery in Environments similar, if not Identical to Contemporary to our own with the difference of the "TIMESTEPS" being taken in the same span of its Survival Vector which the further the Constant leads in time, the more complex CHALLENGES the EXTANT does face AND EXPERIENCES while AGING along with it in EACH, SEPARATE segment of Survival in CONSEQUTIVE LIVES being lived while REPEATING the Cycles within ALLOW DIMENSIONS when the Need for Such Return Occurs as NO ONE is able to predict a MOMENT OF RE~AWAKENING in the Great, Frozen Zone of the Solar System stowed away amidst similar particles as our own brought forth as DUSTS of ENCAPSULATED LIFE’s SOULS with its Fractional MEMORIES while Other ARE being returned to Planetary Environment AFTER "PURIFICATION" always awaiting a Passage of COMETS with its varying periods of return in different historical epochs with the NEEDS predetermined by Life's Consequences and Necessary Futures to Evolve while PRESERVING MEMORIES of the ONES that DEPARTED in its Individually Existing Potential AND Capacity for Survival or it's Original Purpose or a Ultimate Cause known ONLY to Ties that Bind Realities with its NURTURING PATTERNS throughout the LIFETIMES of Forms creating a SOLID BASE that dwells in Realm of Darkness and Luminescence where One is Always a Background for the Other as the Supported One in Added GLOW of Prominence similar to the Nature of Stars and Enigma of Dark Energy with its 3~Dimensíonal, Super~Sensitive Fabric of Space as DOMAIN of the GREAT UNKNOWN ONE dwelling in Each UNIVERSE and BEYOND while navigating FATE in ALL DIMENSIONS and ITS SHADOW ENTITIES AS ONE in Present, Future and Past EVEN IF THE MEMORIES HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN WEAK OR LOST.
@Becky-ol4tm3 жыл бұрын
@@katherinenowacki7230 so, what are you saying?
@dyscea3 жыл бұрын
I agree. There’s tons of fave nature stories, but this is definitely up there.
@matthowell65625 жыл бұрын
When I was a young boy in 1973, the monarchs changed their usual migratory course and flew through Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a spectacular sight, especially for a boy who was at the right age to be fascinated with all things bugs. The adults all talked about how it had never happened before. It has certainly not happened since. Yet I keep hoping that it might. If you could answer the question of why it happened then, I would be grateful.
@richardwalton6993 Жыл бұрын
As to why they took an anomalous route that year: the answer might centre around the availability of food (as detected down wind), in a year where weather and water were leading factors. Another puzzle might also be explained: The long migratory flight and return to a specific site in Central America could be connected to pheromones left at the trees by the previous gathering. The hypothesis: that subsequent butterflies use both compass and internal clock to navigate a route that always brings them close enough to wind borne pheromones. The pheromones then guide them the rest of the way.
@toiangaran5 жыл бұрын
Everyone, please consider planting milkweed and native flowers to support these butterflies on their journeys! It's super easy and you can plant them pretty much anywhere along and around their migration route! (upvote for visibility)
@Insect_Expert14892 жыл бұрын
not just milkweed Native milkweeds
@nickking15102 жыл бұрын
1000% agree. Where I live in North America the counties and highways spray the ditches with herbicide and it kill the milk weed and the butterflies 1000% not happy with these hypocrites running the . Also seen it being sprayed in ditches streams and wet lands next to roads
@germangarduno7425 жыл бұрын
It’s beyond beautiful, there’s no way to describe it, you have to be there Thanks for the great video as always! Greetings from México
@besmart5 жыл бұрын
It really is beyond belief. The sound of their wings… AMAZING
@CM-js5bh5 жыл бұрын
But, the pass of many people in that places threaten the butterfly, it should be a closed site, no one should set foot on it.
@virginiamoss70453 жыл бұрын
@@CM-js5bh I agree.
@micahbirdlover81522 жыл бұрын
@@besmart I Love your videos it's okay to smart 🤓
@micahbirdlover81522 жыл бұрын
@@besmart I love butterflies 🥰🦋
@atlasobscura5 жыл бұрын
You waited 5 years to see this, Joe?! Amazing. Glad we could join you for this experience :) Thanks for coming out!
@AdamShaiken5 жыл бұрын
Monarch migration is an absolutely incredible phenomenon. I was 16 and I was taking my little brother to fill up his new Hippity Hop when I observed an enormous cloud of monarch butterflies that literally obscured the light of the sky and sun on Christmas Day 1980 in Morro Bay State Park. There were so many that the eucalyptus trees as well as all of the other available fence and plant surfaces were camouflaged in monarch orange and black while at the same time the sky was darkened with the remaining swarm that was still flying and couldn't find a surface to alight and appeared to be flying in formation. Seemingly breathing, constantly ebbing and flowing like a schooling mass of fish in the ocean. Indeed, it was at once such a remarkable sight to behold that I had to pull over and park on the side of the road with my little brother for a few minutes to just stare in awe at this magnificent manifestation of nature ! When I chose to proceed and head home I had to turn on the headlights of the vehicle for a while(and this was at 9:30-10:00 on Christmas morning).
@colevandyk7106 Жыл бұрын
That's a kick ass Christmas gift from Mother Nature
@nbmooselovers2 жыл бұрын
I am a 63 year old man from New Brunswick Canada. I have seen butterfly's all my life, but never knew much about them. I just filmed a Monarch in my yard the other day and posted the video on my channel. So when I went looking for some butterfly info for the video introduction I found this channel. "Thank You"! I enjoyed this video immensely, and learned a lot about butterfly's that I had no idea of. Especially about the migration, and their navigating abilities. Thanks again.
@JadeHummingbird Жыл бұрын
I am a Nature guide for young kids and this is seriously one of my favorite videos about Monarchs on KZbin. Thank you so so so so much for this incredible explanation ❤
@Moss_piglets3 жыл бұрын
My grandmother loves butterflies and I remembered her planting milkweed every year in her garden when I was a child. Every year they came. She loves it so much that my grandpa took the entire family to Mexico to witness the swarm. Imagine being surrounded by millions of butterflies as an 8 year old. I was scared but so excited. That trip changed my life forever and I knew I wanted to do something to help nature/creatures in this planet. 19 years later, I am now a biologist helping animals. The sanctuaries in Mexico are open to the public and highly recommend to those who can go. My grandma still plants milkweed, but sadly, very few monarchs were seen the last two years here in NYC. Please plant native milkweed if you're in the US especially the west coast. They are threatened and if we can save the monarchs, the future generations can witness the same phenomenon I did as a child.
@jakerodrocks3 жыл бұрын
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@janemoore4395Ай бұрын
Wow how lucky for you that your grandmother introduced you to the life of butterflies! And even better you are a biologist! I finally got my mother to plant a milkweed in her garden a few months ago; let's see how it does. I just have an apartment with a small deck, so I'm not sure how milkweed would grow on a deck.
@KimberlyCrick5 жыл бұрын
I have a garden full of milkweed and other native wildflowers to help my local butterflies. I love to imagine them on this journey and maybe some of the caterpillars born in my yard were ones you saw on your adventure. Thank you for sharing this amazing event with the world :)
@besmart5 жыл бұрын
You rock! An example for everyone
@yunhin96315 жыл бұрын
Most species of milkweed are extremely toxic, keep them away from any children
@mister88005 жыл бұрын
You can still assist them with a little cage and keep the caterpillars in their with cuttings so the won't get picked off by wasps or infected by that horrible aggressive Tachinid fly which I believe is a huge reason for their declining numbers in the western population.
@lepidlover05573 жыл бұрын
@@yunhin9631 just don't eat them or get the sap in your eyes or on any open wounds
@lepidlover05573 жыл бұрын
@@mister8800 Habitat lost is the main reason why the Western Monarch populations have been declining. People clearing land, mowing their yards, spraying herbicides alongside farmers has caused Milkweed to become harder for Monarch Butterflies to find and lay their eggs on.
@jaimanparekh46165 жыл бұрын
Monarchs truly makes the meaning of ‘for a greater purpose’ so much more epic
@xNathan2439x5 жыл бұрын
Im about halfway through the video and it is amazing what life does. It makes me feel special to be human.. But it also makes me feel scared. Life is so strange and unique, And im so happy i got the opportunity to be able to comprehend it. Thank you for the video.
@TiegonBerry5 жыл бұрын
yes and way actually watch the video and THEN comment. Respect.
@xNathan2439x5 жыл бұрын
@@TiegonBerry i watched the whole video I never knew how complicated the life cycle and journey the monarch butterflies went through was. And it just drew something deeper out of me I get the opportunity in life To look at a butterfly, and realize how much work evolution put into their biology. How the butterflies can pack so much information into so few neurons. Its incredible! And at about 4 minutes i did want to express my the way i was feeling. Science can sometimes make you feel so distinctly different. To know that we are all connected, and that i just as easily could have been born a monach butterfly larvae, with only the instinct to eventually get my generational group to some random mountians so we can stsrt the process all over again. Its just mind blowing to me that life can be so complex with so little to work with.
@TiegonBerry5 жыл бұрын
@@xNathan2439x Yes! I am proud that you actually provided watch time unlike the people who just say first or try to make a joke based on the title with out watching. I have a problem with comment channels that just comment and then leave as they can actually hurt the video when the algorithm sees a person leave right away. Nathan unlike the bad actors you are the good side of youtube keep it up!
@xNathan2439x5 жыл бұрын
@@TiegonBerry yeah i have notifications turned on The video hadn'tnt actually been out long enough for me to have watched the whole thing So i thought it would be good to say how far i was into it. Thank you for the complement You really made my day with that..
@shellyslioneyes5 жыл бұрын
NATHAN BRANNON It gotta be God. Its too complex to be random neurons.
@olliepope57753 жыл бұрын
The most amazing thing about this is that over lake superior they take a sudden eastward turn because millions of years ago, there was a mountain there that they couldn't have flown over. Today's generations of monarch butterflies still make that turn despite the mountain no longer existing
@Bmizzzle126 күн бұрын
Me and my wife have raised Monarchs as a summer hobby, for the last 8 years. They are very special to us. My heart sings every time we release one. I just released a Super Monarch one week ago, and he shot off like a rocket- directly SoutWest. He was so fast we couldnt even get a video of him. God Bless the Monarchs. Great video!
@SophieLovesSunsets4 жыл бұрын
Lovely video :) A monarch butterfly landed on my shoulder this morning when I was out in the garden having my morning coffee. It's those moments in life that really make you appreciate nature. Butterflies are so beautiful 🦋🦋🦋
@giraoshaw5 жыл бұрын
Me: what time is it? Monarch Butterfly: _it's antenna-clock_
@mentosmint18325 жыл бұрын
It is almost a quarter to next antenna
@sasshole81215 жыл бұрын
It's a-me-Mario!
@tommyvictorbuch69605 жыл бұрын
I was there with my Mexican girlfriend (I'm Danish) about one month ago, and I can confirm Joe's "amazing claim." I can also recommend the hotels in the beautiful town Angangueo close to the butterflies, if one day isn't enough to take it all in. Kind regards from Mexico and Denmark.
@Toomuchbullshitt Жыл бұрын
If you ever go back down to Mexico during the winter make sure to visit and see the river of raptors in Veracruz. It is the largest annual migration for bird of preys in the world and you’ll see so many bird of preys in one spot. Not that many snowbirds who travel down to Mexico during the winter know of this event.
@CinnamonWithATwist5 жыл бұрын
just this morning I was telling my mom about how monarchs go through multiple generations while migrating, and then you upload this today. turns out it's even cooler than I realized.
@collinmc902 жыл бұрын
this is mind blowing. Nature is so beyond complex we don't even fully understand it. I love that.
@Hambxne5 жыл бұрын
brings back a lot of childhood memories for me. i used to raise monarchs every spring with my mom
@Indoraptoad5 жыл бұрын
UP NEXT: Why Nature Love Hexagons. Me: looks a Joes profile picture. Hmm what’s that shape?
@undecidedcauliflower17195 жыл бұрын
@@travelmaniak3127 r/wooooosh
@mangosquirrel5 жыл бұрын
Who's joe
@anaksamanananggal39404 жыл бұрын
@@mangosquirrel Joe mama🤣🤣
@kaishafarrington91832 жыл бұрын
Absolutely marvelous. The designer of the monarch butterfly, surely knew what he was doing
@Martin_Tyto5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I was literally just cleaning my milkweed garden for the coming months while this was posted!
@onewithnature1WN5 жыл бұрын
I was so lucky to see the monarchs in the same place in Mexico, it was amazing!!! Awesome video, great info!
@mastershadowreaper5 жыл бұрын
We don't understand and appreciate how smart the world around us really is
@virginiamoss70453 жыл бұрын
Not so much "smart" as complex and not like us. We call ourselves smart relative to all other animals, but we walk around very oblivious to most everything around us. Of course, that frees up our brains to do other things since we don't have to worry about being attacked by wild animals, only our own kind.
@diannefitzmaurice98137 ай бұрын
So true .
@kevinbyrne45385 жыл бұрын
What an incredible insect. They remind me of hummingbirds -- tiny birds that make enormous migrations across the continent.
@maxinefely58753 жыл бұрын
Actually, we have the same manifestation on the Central Coast of California. Specifically between Pismo Beach and Grover City. Have loved seeing it againn and again. Nature is magic💖
@amy71895 жыл бұрын
So cool that you teamed up with Atlas Obscura! Anyhoo, between this video and the most recent Scishow Space video, I'm feeling very tiny and insignificant in this amazing, mind-bogglingly vast universe
@MegaSamrath5 жыл бұрын
Man this is one of the best fascinating story ever watched on KZbin.
@rickkings20713 жыл бұрын
In Southern California in the early 80's I remember seeing a lot of them not a massive cloud like some have said but it covered one driveway length 6 foot tall bush. I remember picking one up and putting it back on the bush and being amazed how many just sat there and they didn't fly away when I got close. Huge butterflies and still my favorite
@spnyp333 жыл бұрын
"I'm not gonna lie.", is one of the strangest phrases to me. It makes me think, every time you told me something and didn't preface with that phrase you were lying.?.?. Great vid, per usual!
@golgarisoul5 жыл бұрын
I live in a part of California where Monarchs migrate to. It is truly a miracle of biology and a beautiful sight to behold.
@besmart5 жыл бұрын
That's a separate population from the monarchs that go to Mexico, and they might be in even bigger trouble. Plant flowers and milkweed!
@RelaRaeDoughty10 ай бұрын
This is the most beautiful insect I have ever had to make me feel better and the life cycle is so awesome that this insect can migrate every year and not just one migration but the monarch navigation by the sun and I love this butterfly
@dnamja5 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing so many of them up in southern Ontario, Canada when I was a kid. Now, I hardly see them anywhere. It's cool to see them alive and well to this day.
@madpainter71143 жыл бұрын
Yeah,me too ! They never came back and I’ve been worried ever since. I just put it down to “something people have screwed up”:
@marim0y5 жыл бұрын
I have wanted to go there for decades and I would cry to see it in person.
@RobbieRobski5 жыл бұрын
I live in Santa Cruz California and we have a monarch butterfly sanctuary. They come back from around October to February
@LegoCookieDoggie5 жыл бұрын
Yes I have seen it, I wonder what's the difference between Western and Eastern populations if they actually go to mexico
@Toomuchbullshitt5 жыл бұрын
@@LegoCookieDoggie the ones on the west overwinter in California while the monarchs east of the Rockies overwinter either mostly in Mexico or a small part of South Florida.
@kristineg42584 жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful. When learning the full story of their migration. I was so sad to keep seeing dead monarch butterflies around our beach area at the end of the summer. Thinking back on it, there were caterpillars showing up too. This must have been a stop on the migration pattern. I feel connected to such an amazing a beautiful part of nature. Thank you for this video.
@mickdodge97783 жыл бұрын
Yoish! Thank you so much for putting this video and the other ones you do. They are amazing and outstanding! Here at my farm in Northern California, planting milkweed and other flowers to support their migration is one of our missions. It is my hope that others will watch your work and then take the next step and start planting.
@mastermclovin05 жыл бұрын
What timing "posted 19 seconds ago" lucky me I get to procrastinate some more.
@koco53543 жыл бұрын
The school test covered the story of a monarch butterfly, but it was difficult to understand in textbooks, so I came across this video while I was in trouble! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you sooooo much!!!!
@thomasturner69805 жыл бұрын
Me: oh there's some butterflies moving Johnny: lets call it the Great Monarch Butterfly Migration!
@recession815 жыл бұрын
My favorite example of natural selection how they reproduce and travel such far distances is truely amazing.
@TraceDominguez5 жыл бұрын
I really love that we don't get to see the front of your face because you're so enraptured by the butterflies. I love it a lot. You're a good human, my friend. 😊
@gantry2895 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you so much for putting this together. I really enjoyed learning more about the Monarch's and you did it in an easy to understand way.
@andrea__ol5 жыл бұрын
I love when Joe tells us “this is going to change the way you look at X” because I know it is true, and it’s amazing having science awe me like that.
@justbreathe78165 жыл бұрын
Clicked out of curiousity, stayed for Phil Torres, rewatched because it's awesome.
@thomashill63473 жыл бұрын
Hi I live in South East Canada, and I did have the experience of seeing trees full of Monarch butterflies WOW BUT THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO were has the time gone. Thanks for sharing this wonderful and interesting information about one of natures wonders.
@DaniloFernandezDJFL5 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys! I love this channel so much😁
@tinman89723 жыл бұрын
The earth is full of so many miracles like this one, I don't know how anyone ever gets bored.
@marybeige6345 жыл бұрын
Omg I love this video! Thanks for sharing this beautiful migration of monarch butterflies. The world is full of wonder!
@feekygucker26785 жыл бұрын
Dear PBSDS & IOTBS, Killing it with the content recently!
@besmart5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jackieayala98604 жыл бұрын
Thanks mom for taking me to this beautiful place that I never forget!
@HannahTorres815 жыл бұрын
I grew up in South Texas along the Mexico border. Giant clouds of monarchs would pass through twice a year, around March/April and September/October. It was both absolutely gorgeous and heartbreaking. Driving during those weeks meant knowing that it was impossible to avoid killing them.
@QuantumPV3 жыл бұрын
I love your work! So glad I found this KZbin channel.
@LadywatchingByrd3 жыл бұрын
At Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford, CT they often congregate beautifully on their route down south. Such a sight to see them playing amongst the dahlias, daisies and lilacs. 🥳🥰
@jigglypuff7_52805 жыл бұрын
I love monarch butterflies! They're so beautiful. I learned about butterflies. Very interesting.🙂
@steelandglass3 жыл бұрын
Sooooo Cool ! Thanks for your time .. I love learning and you make it easy. Remain curious it suits you !
@brucegelman55823 жыл бұрын
Magic.. Please if you have a garden big or small go to a reputable nursery where you live and buy milkweed plants.I did this in San Antonio and literally two days later there were monarchs feeding on them.Bless the Butterflies!
@TylerMatthewHarris5 жыл бұрын
man, the production quality went up a notch with this video. awesome work!
@gracerodgers89523 жыл бұрын
Super spectacular! Great job,Joe.😁🦋 Keep up the good work.
@aelolul5 жыл бұрын
Wow! I had no idea about the generations and super generation! Incredible. Thank you for making this video.
@VKiera5 жыл бұрын
The butterflies are so wonderful, but it makes me kind of sad. As a kid there were butterflies everywhere where I live in South Texas, I could find eggs on milkweed ever year and watch them hatch. The last 5-7 years even though we have milkweed still and I see the occasional single monarch I've yet to find eggs. It feels like there are fewer every year :(
@MrRed-dc6tz5 жыл бұрын
A True Beatiful Nature of My Beloved Mexico :)
@JesseStu5 жыл бұрын
This is astounding. Mind-bending.
@sarahhill98684 жыл бұрын
I dunno how to show you this directly, but my dad made me a butterfly house to up my game! I messaged you not too long ago about the news article that stated monarchs are growing in population. My mom and my kids and I saved about 35 this summer. Anyway, I put pics on your Twitter. 👍🏻
@clintatk3 жыл бұрын
Another amazing aspect is their ability to find air currents to glide and soar upon while maintaining their course. They could never travel any distance without this ability.
@outside83125 жыл бұрын
Butterfly's without wings are bloody horrifying
@Psychol-Snooper5 жыл бұрын
Stop pulling their wings off, you monster.
@outside83125 жыл бұрын
@@Psychol-Snooper ha haha, I definitely read that as wigs the first time
@Psychol-Snooper5 жыл бұрын
@@outside8312 And stop pulling little old lady's wigs off! Is there nothing you won't do? XD
@outside83125 жыл бұрын
@@Psychol-Snooper NEVER!
@Psychol-Snooper5 жыл бұрын
@@outside8312 Fascist...
@barbarahogan64723 жыл бұрын
This video is way underrated
@dougfriendly76763 жыл бұрын
My cat was totally focused on this from beginning to end. Thank you for making a cat entertainment video.
@FireKnight1505 жыл бұрын
That’s amazingly beautiful, now I really want to see it
@mazinawmike69193 жыл бұрын
OK - it's not the first explanation I've seen about Monarchs and their migration - but it was the best! Excellent. The skills, talents, knowledge, and tools to make this journey are genetically transmitted - yes ok, but the overwintering spot wasn't in its current location millions, or several hundreds of millions of years ago. Where did ancient monarchs travel to and from and how have those learnings been updated as the continents have shifted over the millennia?
@MatkatMusic5 жыл бұрын
7:01, that french horn is playing a main theme from Dragon Age: Inquisition lol
@kmcsciguy5 жыл бұрын
This was a great video about the Monarch migration and how we can preserve it.
@antoninamemi6587 Жыл бұрын
We live in Huntington valley PA been growing butterflies including monarchs for years, by basically planting nectar rich flowers and host plants, then collecting the caterpillars to continue to feed them and care for them in a secure in closure, they grow, form chrysalis, hatch, we let them out….
@piotrekolczyk90035 жыл бұрын
I thought that it would be boring but it wasn't. Thank you. I like your channels.
@rydemk41685 жыл бұрын
Is this a typo or does he have more than one channel? I actually don’t know.
@clintatk3 жыл бұрын
In the 1970s I remember this story of the migration and many, including scientists being skeptical. But in 1974 I was hiking near Uvalde, Texas and came upon a tree dripping with Monarchs. Like the Mexico trees they hung in huge clusters that almost touched the ground in places. I assume it was a rest stop. If it wasn't their destination does it mean they fly in flocks and follow a lead butterfly? Mind blowing. I had no camera but remember the sight vividly.
@MssIAMNOBODYSPECIAL5 жыл бұрын
Wow. Amazing video. Most of the things you post i have heard about or i already know, but this was totally new and exciting. Thank you! Keep up the good work.
@autodidacticartisan5 ай бұрын
It all started long ago when I was just a child reading a book. It was a book on strange laws in The United States. "In California", I read, "It is illegal to molest the butterflies." This one strangely worded sentence was all it took to set me down a path of Curiosity, wonder, excitement, and What can only be described as a "magnificent reverence" of nature itself.
@mikeyoung98105 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Eastern Kansas in the '60's and it was always fun when the Monarch's showed up.
@ethiopease88213 жыл бұрын
It's Just so nice to see,anyone could be relaxed by this.
@JimBrooker4 ай бұрын
Give God the glory for such an amazing creation😉
@avariceseven94435 жыл бұрын
I've heard about the multiple generation migration they take but the 4 generations + a super generation is completely new to me and the hormone, lifespan and size too. That's amazing. I've always thought those it was impressive seeing them in like a bunch like that but to think they're only 0.5% of the historic population level left, it's sad and very worrying.
@RichardinNC13 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to be in Biloxi, MS in November 2017 and saw 1000s of Monarch Butterflies in a city park. I guess they were just passing through.
@janettetomkowski3 жыл бұрын
I knew how cool they are which is what led me to grow milkweed, after watching this I'm even more amazed 🤗
@vin8tan5 жыл бұрын
You guys need to have your friend Phil Torres in your videos more often. 🤩🤩
@susanagomez5167 Жыл бұрын
Where i live state of México, are some signos that tell us "this way monark pass", and some of us plant plantas, so the se incredible insectos can feed and resto in their way to south.
@ZerebusPrime5 жыл бұрын
I've seen one Monarch Butterfly in North Carolina in the last ten years. One. They used to be a lot more common. :(
@Moss_piglets3 жыл бұрын
I hear you. I used to see tons here in NYC. Last year I saw none in my grandmother's garden. Mind you, she has been planting milkweed since the 70s.
@SisterShirley3 жыл бұрын
In my backyard here in Michigan it's like a butterfly sanctuary in the summer. Last week around October 10, 2021, I was surprised to see 2 Monarchs feeding on my Butterfly Bush flowers.
@janemoore4395Ай бұрын
I would love to be in the center of that. What a scene!!
@Hanya12105 жыл бұрын
Superb. Thanks a lot for sharing & for the lovely efforts 😊. Hanya -Egypt
@crosleysparty4 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how they migrate
@dajosh420695 жыл бұрын
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN JEALOUS OF BUTTER-GLIDER!!
@OddWomanOut_Pi812 жыл бұрын
I can't get ENOUGH info on my favorite butterfly. I clicked so hard! 🥰💕🦋
@taramansion3 жыл бұрын
I planted a milkweed in my yard that looked like its never seen a milkweed and within a week, bam, there was a monarch. Like, how did they know I put that there!
@mariabeltran16905 жыл бұрын
HOW BEAUTIFUL!!! ♥ Monarch Butterflies migrate from México to Canada and Back, They like to live in both Countries! : ) ♥
@sherlockholmes58235 жыл бұрын
Whoa! You let him outdoors! Haha Great video as always. Please keep them coming and continue to spread knowledge in the most awesome ways!
@marlz995 жыл бұрын
Now this is dedication
@barrycarlisle45113 жыл бұрын
I had a tree line that bordered my property that had a tree in it that the monarchs rested in during the night. There would be hundreds of them hanging in it. Unfortunately the tree was cut down when the land owner cleared the tree line.