Monarch Watch

A White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) nectaring on Star Flower (Pentas lanceolata) in Monarch Waystation #1 (Monarch Watch HQ in Lawrence, KS).

Ann and I wrapped up our annual 19-day "workweek" today and decided to take the Monarch Watch Crew bowling...I think a good time was had by all :-)...

A swarm of several thousand honeybees settled into a bait hive outside of Monarch Watch HQ on June 6, 2011...

A swarm of several thousand honeybees settled in a tree outside of Monarch Watch HQ on April 11, 2011 - they're not our bees (at least not the bees...

Serendipity = making fortunate discoveries. Occasionally, there is a little serendipity in the lab. One Friday, a few weeks ago, I noticed an unusu...

Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor teaches a crowd how to capture, handle, and tag monarch butterflies at Monarch Watch's 2010 Fall Open House Event.

A "cascade" of monarch butterflies at an overwintering site in Mexico - an incredible sight!

Tens of thousands of monarch butterflies race down the ravines from the overwintering colony at Cerro Pelon in central Mexico on their daily quest ...