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Nomads of the Wind and Other Wonders of the Butterfly World - Photographic Story of the Monarch Butterfly Migration27/03/2008 15:59:51
Nomads of the Wind and Other Wonders of the Butterfly World - Photographic Story of the Monarch Butterfly Migration The Extraordinary Lifecycle of the Monarch Butterfly – With Stunning Photography by Ingo Arndt There is a great deal that we still do not know about the Monarch Butterfly, but this book presents the extent of our knowledge in stunning fashion. Many of the secrets of the extraordinary migration that the Monarchs make are yet to be  unlocked, and indeed it was only in 1975 that two scientists from the US discovered 100 million Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico (The Monarch had been proposed as the ‘National Insect of the USA’ until that moment.).  How do they do that? Experiments on live butterflies have shown that they use both the sun and the magnetic pole to navigate by, which is unusual in itself. But there are many questions that the experts have not yet found an answer to.
How do they know where to go? There are many beasts that migrate, and plenty that have to make the migration from some sense passed down from their parents as each generation makes their migration just once. However, it takes four generations of Monarch butterfly to make each migration. So the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly relies on every fourth generation knowing which clump of trees to head for in Mexico? Is there any other creature in the world with such an extraordinary story? Nomads of the Wind - Special Reader Offer £17 including P & P
Stunning Photography Renowned nature photographer Ingo Arndt follows the Monarchs from their summer haunts around the Great Lakes to their winter roosts in Mexico. Arndt used microlights to follow them in the air, climbed trees and got close up, very very close. And not just Monarch Butterflies. There are also some extraordinary close up images of the Giant Peacock moth, the Madagascar Moon moth, the Southeast Asian atlas moth and the Owl butterfly, amongst many more. Ingo Arndt Ingo Arndt, is a highly acclaimed and world-famous German nature photographer. Reporting assignments have taken him to every continent, where he has photographed animals and their habitats in unparalleled detail. His numerous awards include the World Press Photo Award (2005) and BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year. His photographs of the Monarchs earned him a highly commended award at the 2007 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. 
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