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abbeck Joined: 6/12/2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 16	Posted: Jul/18/2008 8:49 PM PST well after my girls summer reading program about butterflies...the girls and i went out in our backyard to find some monarch eggs on our milkweed...and we found 1 egg...so anyways today i went out to cut the milkweed and put it in our butterfly house to watch it grow...and i found 2 eggs and a little teeny tiny monarch catepillar eating away...i was so excited at my find...i almost didn't see the catepillar as it was so tiny...i am going to get some pics posted so everyone can watch them grow... Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 16633 Moderator	Posted: Jul/19/2008 3:09 AM PST Oh, that is exciting! I can't wait to see the progress. Quote \| Reply \| Report

bugnut Joined: 9/06/2007 Location: Kellyville, Okla Posts: 2176	Posted: Jul/19/2008 7:34 AM PST I have always loved the Monarchs, I am in the migration path, and after reading your post, I must get me some milkweed. It must be something to get to see a butterfly in the making. John Quote \| Reply \| Report

Wrennie Joined: 7/14/2008 Location: Catskill Mountains Posts: 53	Posted: Jul/19/2008 11:58 AM PST I havent seen any monarch caterpillars on my milkweed yet. John, I can save you some seeds in the fall. Remind me! Quote \| Reply \| Report

abbeck Joined: 6/12/2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 16	Posted: Aug/05/2008 8:50 AM PST o.k. i am so late getting these pics up... the 1st one was taken on july 22nd 2nd one on july 24th 3rd one on july 26th 4th & 5th were taken today august 5th sorry the pics are so blurry but i couldn't get any closer with my camera without it going to automatic focus... this is the best i could do with something so tiny.... now i went out to get more milkweed leaves and my daughter, who is 8, found some growing out in the middle of the lawn where i mow...so i checked all 3 of the plants and we found 7 teeny tiny monarch caterpillars and 2 monarch eggs...i am so excited i hope they live... we also found a black swallowtail caterpillar on some queen anne's lace...my daughter took a pic for me...it is the last picture in the group... MY MONARCH IS NOW IN THE PUPA STAGECHECK OUT THE NEW PHOTO Attachments:** Quote \| Reply \| Report

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