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madamvlb

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5. Thanks for posting.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 03:23 PM

Sep 2015

I live in the Poconos in NE Pennsylvania and the milkweed is everywhere. This year I went on a mission to find a monarch caterpiller and watch the metamorphosis with my granddaughter. She missed it by an hour. It happens so fast after the crystallis turns black. It was so amazing to watch, wish I had taken some photos.

If anyone would like some milkweed seeds I have so many I can share, just message me where to send.

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Our daughter & granddaughter rescued a Monarch butterfly caterpillar (UPDATED) [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2015 OP

Great photos. stage left Sep 2015 #1

I borrowed the photos from the science site Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #8

Very cool. Good learning experience for your granddaughter Lochloosa Sep 2015 #2

I remember doing this as a kid. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #3

Monsanto killed the milkweed. roody Sep 2015 #11

How Wonderful! sudenlyseymour Sep 2015 #4

Thanks for posting. madamvlb Sep 2015 #5

I'm in south central PA and grow milkweed among others for the wild things... haikugal Sep 2015 #6

I love Monarch butterflies. But the drought as taken a toll on my Milkweed plants. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #7

Thank you to them narnian60 Sep 2015 #9

This thing used to be so common when I was growing up just 30 years ago. gvstn Sep 2015 #10

Mexican forests that the Monarchs stay out the winter are disappearing to illegal logging Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #12

The vacancy light is still on in California but they aren't coming Brother Buzz Sep 2015 #14

What a great experience... Phentex Sep 2015 #13