I hear that prairie
plants and animals have some neat adaptations,
what is one of the best?
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The
monarch butterfly is here pictured with an aster plant.
 The
monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant are interdependent. The larvae
of the monarch butterfly feed on milkweed leaves which are toxic to most
insects. This toxin (poison) accumulates in the body of the larvae and
adult monarch butterfly, making it poisonous to the birds, thus protecting
it from being eaten!
  
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