The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby. A pheromone is released from tiny ...
SALISBURY — Last weekend, Salisbury had a hand in one of the largest natural migrations taking place across the U.S., and it happened in a flutter. Hurley Park hosted the annual monarch butterfly ...
The monarch butterfly is Illinois' state insect and has held that distinction for 50 years — having been suggested for the honor by third grade classes in Decatur in 1975. But the butterfly is also in ...