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Monarchs choose milkweed as protection against O.e.

Postby ilsa » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:12 pm

Don't know if someone has already posted this somewhere on this forum, but it's really interesting science coming out of Emory University.

The monarch butterfly's medicine kit
http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/201 ... e-kit.html

Monarch butterflies use medicinal plants to treat diseases in their offspring
http://www.naturalnews.com/030124_butte ... lants.html
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Re: Monarchs choose milkweed as protection against O.e.

Postby skates4marty » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:11 am

Wow! Thanks for posting that. Unfortunately this year I had to learn about Oe.
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Re: Monarchs choose milkweed as protection against O.e.

Postby sbannister » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:50 pm

That is very impressive! Nature never ceases to amaze me!
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