Is this a monarch caterpillar?
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Kim S
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It is on the milkweed I planted for this purpose
13 answers
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Success!!
Walter Reeves
on Jul 01, 2012
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yahyy...you did it!
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Jul 01, 2012
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super!
Bernice H
on Jul 01, 2012
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So why did you want to attract them?
RUTH C
on Jul 01, 2012
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He's a cutie
Donna McCrummen
on Jul 01, 2012
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Kim S, yes it is a monarch caterpillar. Without milkweed the Monarch butterfly would be extinct. I have a bed full of the milkweed just for the Monarch.
Sherrie S
on Jul 01, 2012
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Because most of the monarch butterflies were killed while over wintering in Mexico when they had a freeze. To rebuild the monarch population people can plant milkweed; which is a lovely plant. Monarchs lay their eggs on the plants and the caterpillars eat the milkweed when they hatch. Just doing my part; and how cool that it actually worked!
Kim S
on Jul 01, 2012
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As a child I recall playing w/monarch catapillars; we always found them in and around Banyan trees.
Becky H
on Jul 02, 2012
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How cool indeed, Kim.
Douglas Hunt
on Jul 02, 2012
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Wow, you never see them anymore !
LouAnn K
on Jul 03, 2012
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You can go here to read more! https://ecowatch.com/2015/08/19/david-suzuki-monarchs/
Debra Brungardt
on Aug 20, 2015
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http://ecowatch.com/2015/05/02/david-suzuki-monarch-butterfly-milkweed/
Debra Brungardt
on Aug 20, 2015
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http://action2.davidsuzuki.org/monarchmanifesto
Debra Brungardt
on Aug 20, 2015
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