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In his lab greenhouse at Emory University in Atlanta, Jacobus “Jaap” de Roode uses glue to attach mature monarch butterfly chrysalises to a milkweed plant, which they feed on after they emerge. He keeps populations of monarchs in captivity to study how the Ophryocystis elektroscirrha parasite hurts their ability to metamorphose properly.

Watch our episode about monarch butterflies here 👉 youtu.be/3DC8INr7tvQ

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