So…what’s with all of these Butterflies?

By: 
Tyler Anderson

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Local wildlife experts weigh in on influx of butterflies
When frolicking around either the City Square in downtown Lake City, checking out the flower displays at the Gardens on 4th in downtown Rockwell City or driving around the highways and byways of Calhoun County over the course of the past few weeks, it’s easy to notice the abundance of butterflies.
Recently, there were swarms of the little creatures, as they flew to and fro…along with getting smacked on your car’s windshield or front grill.
It makes one either feel bad for cutting the life of a relatively harmless insect abruptly short or cause annoyance that they have visit the local car wash more times than they’d wished to visit.
As the butterflies continue to feed on local flora and gear up for their southward migration, the local wildlife experts around Calhoun County and Sac County have a few theories on why there were so many butterflies in the area.
According to the local naturalists, it’s a combination of pollinators and the large success rate among the larval state of butterflies – caterpillars.
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