Monarch Life Cycle

Well Fed Caterpillar

With all that nonstop eating, the caterpillars got quite fat before turning into chrysalises. I lined the habitat with a papertowel to keep the moisture down. There is a disease they get if there is too much moisture.
Monarch Caterpillar (Danaus plexippus)

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