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[Image description: a monarch caterpillar roughly ⅜ of an inch long on a dirty thumbnail]

Came inside for lunch today and found this little friend wandering around on my pant leg. They were relocated to one of our large common milkweed plants, which we expect to be decimated by tomorrow.

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[–] alex@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago
[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is that a monarch?

Edit: doh, I somehow missed your comment! Its very cute.

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

No worries! I was enamored myself!