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Gold Point Wildlife Reserve Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/24/2025
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This is a new reserve built in the southwest corner of Oshawa. It's purpose is to provide a staging area for Monarch Butterflies to prepare for their annual southerly migration. 

Here you will find several information plaques and learn about these beautiful creatures.

Monarch Butterfly  Anatomy - 
A - Which sex has a Clasper at the end of its abdomen - Male = 5 - Female = 4

B - Which sex has thickened Veins in its wings - Male = 4 - Female = 5

Monarch Butterfly  Garden - 
C - Count the number of listed Perennials (pictures) and then use the 1's digit

D - Count the number of listed Deciduous Shrubs (pictures) and then subtract 5

Monarch Butterfly Habitat  - 
E - Which plant are Monarch Butterflies totally dependant on - Milkweed - 3 or Dog Strangling Vine - 9

F - Where do the Eastern population of  Monarch Butterflies overwinter - Hawaii - 7 or Central Mexico - 1

Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle - 
G - Take the difference of the number of days for eggs to hatch

H - Development from egg to adult butterfly averages ?0 days

Monarch Butterfly Migration - 
I - The last digit in the distance to the Oyamel fir forests

J - the number of letters in the population Southern Ontario Monarch Butterflies belong to.

Final Stage and your reward will be found at 

N 43 AC.EGI W 078 BD.FHJ

Monarch Butterfly class dismissed.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nf n purpx gur fhz bs lbhe qvtvgf vf svsgl sbhe

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)