Monarch butterfly life cycle, from tiny egg to first flight image story...
Page a;Tiny little monarch butterfly eggs glued, yes almost encrusted, in different areas and stages
of milkweed flowers, buds, leaves and stem. In reality, indeed no larger than the proverbial heads
of a pin, the eggs are deposited by crafty and selective females for the purpose of launching
another metamorphosis cycle...
Page a;Tiny little monarch butterfly eggs glued, yes almost encrusted, in different areas and stages
of milkweed flowers, buds, leaves and stem. In reality, indeed no larger than the proverbial heads
of a pin, the eggs are deposited by crafty and selective females for the purpose of launching
another metamorphosis cycle...
The instar 1 baby caterpillar below could be from the advanced egg # 3 on this page,
which clearly shows signs of emerging life towards the tip. Barely in existence, it is already munching away at a milkweed leaf. It will take some 20 of these for the tiny creature
to progress to the next stage of its mission in the grander scheme of metamorphosis.
