Slideshow Overview: No Food for Five Months? Surviving the Winter on Stored Energy

No Food for Five Months?
Surviving the Winter on Stored Energy
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Monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico in November and stay until March. Monarchs can survive during this five-month winter season with little or no food at all. This slideshow explores the following essential question: Where, when and how do monarchs get the energy they need to survive the winter?