Hungry Little Caterpillars Keep Growing

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We are finding more Monarch caterpillars everyday in our planters. They are eating a ton of Milkweed and getting bigger with each day. Soon they will get big enough to shape themselves into a J and start spinning a cocoon. From there the transformation from a chubby little caterpillar to a majestic Monarch butterfly will begin.

How many caterpillars do you see in the above picture?
This little caterpillar has ate this Milkweed leaf down to a nub.
Just hanging around upside down.

Answer to the fist picture: 4 Caterpillars are pictured

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