Tag: Butterfly

Butterfly/Spatchcock Chicken with Teriyaki GlazeHow to butterfly or spatchcock a whole chicken for grilling on a gas grill. In this episode, CookinginHD butterflied a whole chicken, seasoned with oriental spices, and grilled on a gas grill with Teriyaki glaze.

Monarch butterflies spend the winter in Mexico. Right? Yes, that is correct of course, but only partly correct. The monarch butterflies that live west of the Rocky Mountains spend the winter along the coast of California.
There are many wintering sites and most are accessible to the public and have become minor tourist attractions. If a trip to Mexico to see the monarchs is out of the question, consider a trip to California.

ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2010) A University of Georgia study has found that monarch butterflies that migrate long distances have evolved significantly larger and more elongated wings than their stationary cousins, differences that are consistent with traits known to enhance flight ability in other migratory species.

As part of a National Science Foundation and UGA-funded study, researchers in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and the Odum School of Ecology examined the size and shape of monarchs from migratory and non-migratory populations using sophisticated computer imaging that was able to measure precise details about the insects' wings.