Jonathan Corum @13pt.com · Nov 20

Monarch butterfly tracks in today’s NYT. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...

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Charlie Fillenwarth · Nov 21

Careful. Scott Bessent is going to start blaming high beef prices on these monarch butterflies.

Michele Shields · Nov 21

What about the west coast, especially California? Even Hawai’i has monarch butterflies.

Their Essential Command · Nov 21

Amazing technology revealing butterfly migration paths. Who knew this could be done?

@rand0mgen.bsky.social · Nov 21

When I first saw this I thought it was a high speed rail plan. I wish.

@effieatx.bsky.social · Nov 21

I’m expecting ICE to be at the ready with some kind of immigrant butterfly gassing program upon the Monarch’s return.

@mattdunham.bsky.social · Nov 21

I bet the tagged butterflies are absolutely yoked from carrying around their Bluetooth trackers

WBB - Cernunnos · Nov 22

Being from Ontario Canada . I find it fascinating that they take different routes, then meet up with each other twice before reaching their final destination, they all take breaks, then go their own route before eventually meeting up, beautiful and inspiring.

Beth Wicker · Nov 21

They came through my yard on Montgomery, Alabama in October.

Sirpa Maenpaa · Nov 21

Now I understand better Barbara Kingsolver’s great novel Flight Behavior. Reading it from Europe made their appearance in Tennessee just a local secret.

Ken the Kennethest · Nov 21

I didn’t realize they lived long enough to travel so far. Incredible.

Pepe · Nov 21

Don’t tell ICE.

Nashmallow · Nov 21

Gosh really? They came thru Nashville weeks ago.

Derek Knowles · Nov 22

Plant milkweed!