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So many babies...

Most of my larger caterpillars have gone on to become chrysalises at this point. The 64 eggs we found yesterday at Colchester Pond are...

The Herd Is Growing

I am up to 43 chrysalises so far! 12 more have gone into the "J" position and will be chrysalises by morning. They won't all become...

Office Baby

The milkweed plant that I cut and put in a vase on my desk has a resident! This tiny little guy hatched this morning. There were two...

Sometimes They Don't Make It

This tiny hatchling didn't make it. I had this happen last year to one. Sometimes they are a dud. It is sad but that is the way it is....

My, How They Have Grown!

I worked a long day and came home to some enormous caterpillars! These guys were ones I had found already hatched but still very small...

Raising The First Generation

Last year I did not find any eggs or caterpillars until the last week of July. This year I am finding them left and right and it's only...

Repairing a Torn Wing

My husband takes the public bus to and from work every day. When he got off the bus today he noticed a Monarch on the ground, not able...

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