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Ready to Fly?
After sipping nectar, the monarch curls up the proboscis and flies off! Can you see the tiny proboscis rolled up like a party straw? The butterfly will coil the proboscis more tightly as it continues to fly. It will pull up its legs the way a plane pulls up its landing gear.

Monarch flying after drinking nectar, proboscis partly coiled.