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- “HELLO, WORLD!”
  
  The magical metamorphosis begins when the female monarch searches for milkweed and lays her precious eggs.
- THE MUNCHING CATERPILLAR
  
  Monarchs depend on milkweed for survival. Their caterpillars only eat milkweed plants and butterflies use it to lay their eggs.
- PEEK-A-BOO METAMORPHOSIS
  
  Watch the chrysalis as the pupa changes from the body parts of a caterpillar into the body parts of a butterfly.
- WINGS!
  
  While beautiful, the distinctive colors of a Monarch’s wings warn predators that the monarch is foul tasting and poisonous.
MILKWEED
- MILKWEED – SPRING & SUMMER
  
  Gaining its name from the milky sap secreted when stems are broken, Milkweed produces some of the most complex flowers in the plant kingdom.
- MILKWEED – FALL & WINTER
  
  With more than 100 different milkweed species native to North America, the best time to collect common milkweed is in the Fall.
- BUTTERFLY GARDENING
  
  Monarch Waystations are places that provide milkweed and nectar throughout their spring and summer breeding areas in North America.
- MILKWEED – TAKE ACTION!
  
  Grow milkweed plants for Monarch breeding and to provide them with a food source. Grow nectar plants so Monarchs have energy for migration.
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BlogKathi2019-04-15T12:08:10-04:00

Monarchs Arrive at Cerro Pelon Sanctuary
Monarchs Arrive at Cerro Pelon Sanctuary

Monarchs Arrive at Cerro Pelon Sanctuary

MASSES of MONARCHS!! Watch this breathtaking site as Anayeli Moreno’s beautiful video captures monarchs arriving at Cerro Pelon. Give a brief introduction to Cerro Pelon Sanctuary [...]

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