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.
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.
Last year about this time, we detailed a turf-to-bed [...]
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.
My first day of earnest butterfly gardening of 2013 [...]
Native American Seed Company is on a mission to [...]
Our friends at Native American Seed have been working [...]