Thursday, January 1, 2009

Wanderer butterfly finds a home


We found a couple of caterpillars in our backyard this morning and further investigation revealed they are the caterpillars for the Monarch or wanderer butterflies. We'll watch the process of transformation with great interest. They're not attractive to birds (the stripes scare them away, suggesting they're toxic) so they'll be safe in our back yard. Makes a change from those pesky caterpillar moths!

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