The image above depicts the face of a fly. Looks like a wasp,
doesn't it? This fly is an example of a species that has evolved to
look like another species in a process called mimicry. Looking like
a fierce, stinging insect can have its advantages.
Every summer, often sometime in June or July, the Monarch
butterflies arrive from Mexico... a journey of over 1,000 miles.
Most birds avoid eating Monarchs thanks to toxins they inherit from
the milkweed they ingest. There is another butterfly, called the
Viceroy, which takes advantage of this by assuming a very similar
appearance. Can you tell them apart?
Not all mimics are bees or butterflies. In other parts of the
US, if you encounter a red, yellow, and black snake, you'd better
look closely before thinking about touching it. There's a saying
about the harmless Milk and venomous Coral snakes. "Red on Yellow
Kills a Fellow, Red on Black, Venom Lack,"
About the Cache: A straight-forward, winter friendly
cache just off the bike trail and probably the easiest one in the
series. It is .3 miles from the suggested parking (.93 miles from
alternate parking), and a code is contained within the cache that
will help you to find
Scientists: Charles Darwin.