The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes time to reach this stage of its adult life. Understanding a few facts about the process lets you observe it in nature with ease ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. “What happens inside a chrysalis during metamorphosis?” asked Chris, writing from ...

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Linda Auld has a thing for bugs. The self-proclaimed "Bug Lady" has spent more than 35 years learning everything she can about insects. That interest has developed into a passion for butterflies -- ...

They’re a brilliant orange sight by the millions as the season changes and we’re not talking about the leaves. This week is all about monarch butterflies. * The story goes that the “monarch” part ...

While I suspect the majority of people here in Texas have seen a monarch butterfly, most probably don’t know that they make ...