Caterpillar Cannibalism: Monarch butterfly caterpillar eats Monarch egg for lunch
In a case of caterpillar cannibalism, a Monarch butterfly caterpillar eats a Monarch egg for lunch. Plus: Llano River update.
In a case of caterpillar cannibalism, a Monarch butterfly caterpillar eats a Monarch egg for lunch. Plus: Llano River update.
Sometimes a blackhead is a good thing--when it signals the imminent hatching of a Monarch butterfly caterpillar, for example.
Are you a lepster? A butterflyer? Yo soy mariposista, and we all advocate for butterflies.
First of Season Monarchs spotted this weekend on the Llano River in a year that may be the worst in history for their migration. Thanks, drought.
Caterpillar quiz: can you tell the difference between a Monarch butterfly and Eastern Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar? Here's how.
Epic technology PLUS epic migration journey EQUALS Monarch Butterfly Google Earth Tour.
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Our first Milkweed Guide posted back in the fall [...]
Last week's post on raising Monarch butterflies at home [...]
Are these insects resilient or what? A Monarch tagged with Dr. Lincoln Brower in the drought of 2011 in the Texas Hill Country was recently recovered in Michoacan and reported to Monarch Watch.