A Lot of Drunk Monarch Butterflies
By Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
Canada
September 26, 2016 2:20pm CST
Yesterday I mentioned all of the butterflies that we have been noticing since moving here. I think that I just might have found out why. Darling daughter has been trying to brew her own apple cider... the hard stuff lol and after pressing the apples for the juice, she takes the left over apples out deposits them close to the tree line. We often walk by the area and would notice that there were always lots of butterflies seeming to "eat" the apples. Then we suddenly got a whiff of what was happening. The apples were fermenting. That was what was attracting all of the Monarch Butterflies... who knew lol!
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
27 Sep 16
They were definitely not disorderly. They could barely move lol!
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
27 Sep 16
I have never seen so many before we moved here. I thought that they were dying out!
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
27 Sep 16
Nope... just the left overs of the apples that darling daughter didn't need anymore. I really think that it was the fermentation that attracted them... they were just slurping up the juices! ;)
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
27 Sep 16
I think that they were so drunk... they fell asleep!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
26 Sep 16
So they love the fermented apples. Quite interesting, they really might get intoxicated!
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
29 Sep 16
I must say I have seen a lot of things in my life but I don't think I have ever seen drunken butterflies. lol
