Metamorphosis Watch: Day 11
Does it seem like FDR's smile has grown? He is watching an evolutionary miracle. The monarch butterfly caterpillar has returned to a day of eating. Its appetite appears to be back. At this rate, its final larval molt that leads to pupating is only a short time away.
“It’s estimated that in two weeks, the caterpillar will be 3,000 times larger than the day it hatches,” writes the National Wildlife Federation.
We are getting there! Stay tuned.
Click for yesterday: Day 10.
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