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Male monarchs are distinguishable by the two dots on their lower wings
They travel over 100 miles a day!
-During the winter months, They migrate over 3,000 miles south to get to the warmer parts of the world
-They smell with their antennae
-Monarch butterflies cannot bite! They have a long tounge, called the proboscis in which they use to eat/drink
- The monarch caterpillar and adult butterfly retain the poison from the milkweed leaves in its body, thus protecting it from being eaten by predators.