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Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) visits Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Eating the milkweed makes these insects poisonous, and like monarch butterflies, birds see their bright colors and avoid them. Photo from the Ice Age Trail on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 near Cross Plains, Wisconsin
Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) visits Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Eating the milkweed makes these insects poisonous, and like monarch butterflies, birds see their bright colors and avoid them. Photo from the Ice Age Trail on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 near Cross Plains, Wisconsin
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