10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Preying Mantis is the Monarch Butterflies nemesis, one of the few predators that can eat the txic Butterfly. When they emerge you know the Monarch migration is to begin. They are found among Nativ

The Preying Mantis is the Monarch Butterflies nemesis, one of the few predators that can eat the txic Butterfly. When they emerge you know the Monarch migration is to begin. They are found among Native plants like Boneset, Aster and Goldenrod.

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Date Taken: 09.2012
Date Uploaded: 11.2012
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Matthew George