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| The monarch caterpillar loves milkweed. They start out so tiny you hardly see them. Good thing for sharp child eyes. |
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| The caterpillar hangs upside down by it's tail sheds some skin and becomes a chrysalis. The chrysalis is actually a layer of it's skin. Aren't the gold stripe and spots neat? |
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| On day 11 or so the chrysalis turns clear, revealing the butterfly inside. |
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| We've always missed the actual hatching of the butterfly (we had four caterpillars/butterflies this summer) but here is the butterfly drying it's wings. |
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| We moved the butterfly outside where it could enjoy the sunshine and breeze. Here he's flapping it's wings. It's going to take off soon, right? |
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| Anytime now. |
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| Nature is very patient. We however are not. But we will not miss this! |
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| And there he goes! Bye Mark the Monarch! Have a great trip south! * * * And THIS is a great video by our neighbor of HER two monarchs: |
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