Monarch Butterfly Informative Speech

Have you ever wondered how Monarch butterflies are able to migrate from Canada to Mexico. To give you an idea they migrate 2,500 miles. Well today I am going to be explaining their life cycle. I am also going to be explaining how they are able to migrate. Did you know that it takes 4 generations of the butterflies to get back down to Mexico? Well without further ado here is my report. A butterfly has a very interesting life cycle. First they start out as an egg. But once they hatch from their egg they become a caterpillar. That caterpillar will outgrow or shed there skin 5 times. The 5th time the caterpillar sheds its skin it will disappear and go into it’s chrysalis. It will stay in it’s chrysalis for 10 days. Finally once it comes out of its chrysalis it is a butterfly. That butterfly still has to wait about 2-3 hours before its wings harden. Once they harden it can fly. After that, the migration starts. The migration is a 2 month process. The monarchs start in Canada where they were born. Like I said it will take 2 months for them to get to Mexico. The monarch butterflies will …show more content…
They have a lot of troubles along the way. Many monarchs fall in the great lakes when they have to cross it. Some monarchs get caught by birds or spiders too. It is not easy for those monarchs. What makes it harder on them is the fact that many people are logging illegally the trees that the monarchs would stay on. Each year it is getting worse. The bigger the tree the more warmth the monarchs have. But the loggers are cutting down the big trees, so more and more monarchs don’t make it each year. But if they do survive then they start for the 2,500 mile journey. But sadly the monarchs must find a mate and then, because of their old age will die. After that the next generations will do the same until they get to Canada again. Then it starts all over