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The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and ...

Monarch butterflies are the iconic butterfly. It's impossible not to picture their vibrant orange and black wings fluttering through gardens or meadows when someone mentions them by name. These ...

Young children are often taught that caterpillars form a chrysalis and transform into butterflies. However, the exact details of metamorphosis aren’t always clarified due to the complicated biological ...

BEAVER ISLAND, MI – Lauri Juday stooped down to inspect the leaves of a common milkweed plant and then shouted, “I’ve got one.” She was leading a group of student volunteers to find and collect ...

MONTEZUMA — "It's so weird!" said 7-year-old Mason Spears of Montezuma as he petted a monarch caterpillar with his index finger. "It's soft." Six-year-old Morgan Tyre petted it, too, wrinkling her ...

Two dozen caterpillars are in the middle of transitioning into monarch butterflies at the Kinney Memorial Library in the town of Hartwick. Barbara Potter, the library director, said Wednesday, Sept. 3 ...