Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green ... transformation”: a poetic description of the metamorphosis that happens in the chrysalis stage. Monarch ...

The caterpillar crawls away from the milkweed plant in search of a safe spot to begin the pupa stage of the monarch butterfly life cycle. It uses spinnerets near its mouth to create a tiny silken pad.

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

Among the thousand and thousands of monarch butterflies heading south to Mexico this fall are a couple hundred born, raised, and released at Bluff Creek Elementary School in Chanhassen. And when ...

Want to see the metamorphosis process up close? A monarch butterfly house is available for viewing at the Mustard Seed Landscape and Garden Center in Chanhassen. Ward Johnson, co-director of Save ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America, captivating children and adults throughout its fascinating life cycle ... food source for monarch caterpillars, from their ...

Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green ... transformation”: a poetic description of the metamorphosis that happens in the chrysalis stage. Monarch ...