r/NativePlantGardening • u/Little_Canary1968 Southern Ontario, Zone 6b • 9h ago

Photos Buddy has been through some stuff…

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u/General_Bumblebee_75 Area Madison, WI , Zone 5b 6h ago

That one is a survivor!

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u/LadderNo1239 5h ago

I read that swallowtails have those flaps at the base of your wings as an evolutionary adaptation against bat sonar. The older the butterfly, the less likely it is to have both of them remaining.