In their larval stage monarch caterpillars feed almost exclusively on milkweed and as adults get their nutrients from the nectar of flowers. The monarch will always return to areas rich in milkweed to lay their eggs upon the plant. The milkweed they feed on as a caterpillar is actually a poisonous toxin and is stored in their bodies. This is what makes the monarch butterfly taste so terrible to predators.
Pitching from the stretch. Pitchers throw from the stretch position when there are runners on base. They turn parallel to the pitching rubber so they can face the base runner as a left handed pitcher, or turn to third base as a right-handed pitcher, with their back to the base runner.
In baseball, a slider is a breaking ball pitch that tails laterally and down through the batter's hitting zone; it is thrown with speed less than a fastball but greater than the pitcher's curveball. good, hard slider has a slight break across the plate and a slight drop on its plane to the hitter. It is important when throwing a slider, or any breaking pitch in baseball, not to come around the baseball.