Monarch butterfly saved after landing in refried beans - Popular Science
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The butterfly was cared for at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, Long Island.
A migrating monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) recently brought into Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown on New York’s Long Island came with a unique backstory. The male butterfly flew into a nearby house and landed on a pot of refried beans. The man living there took the butterfly out of the pan, but by morning the butterfly still could not fly. There was only one thing left to do for the injured insect—bring him to the professionals.
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