Date: 05/25/2024

Number: 1

Female monarch sipping nectar on the lantana.

Just like humans, when rain threatens, butterflies seek shelter. When you’re a butterfly, a single raindrop is an awfully big deal. The average monarch butterfly weighs in at around 500 milligrams. The average raindrop weighs around 70 milligrams. Scientific American suggested that the impact of a raindrop on a butterfly would be similar to a human being hit with a water balloon with twice the mass of a bowling ball. Yikes! (Google research)

Newburgh, IN

Latitude: 37.9 Longitude: -87.4

Observed by: Amy
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