Got some shots of three Monarch larvae I found in the backyard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Got some shots of three Monarch larvae I found in the backyard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-rO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11381,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/02\/03\/new-monarch-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":1724,"position":0},"title":"New Monarch Larvae","date":"February 3, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been quite a while since I posted any photos of Monarch larvae (mainly because of cold weather and a lack of egg-laying butterflies) so here are nine that I found on our milkweed plants today, just enough to field a baseball team. 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Also got a shot of a visible egg, which are usually hidden underneath the leaves. With the milkweeds in full bloom and the Monarchs\u00a0already\u00a0showing up in force,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Monarch-Larvae01-06-01-12-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12590,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/04\/28\/weeding-the-milkweeds\/","url_meta":{"origin":1724,"position":3},"title":"Weeding The Milkweeds","date":"April 28, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"So I did some more gardening today. A couple of days ago I discovered a Monarch larva on one of our milkweeds. Figured it was time to clean up the area so it can crawl\u00a0on the ground\u00a0from plant to plant easier. Really glad I did because I ended up finding\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Milkweeds01-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1763,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/09\/14\/relocation-of-two-monarch-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":1724,"position":4},"title":"Relocation Of Two Monarch Larvae","date":"September 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Transferred our last two Monarch larvae across the street to Betty's house since our milkweeds had no more leaves for them to eat.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bettys01-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7514,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/07\/06\/a-place-to-hang-from\/","url_meta":{"origin":1724,"position":5},"title":"A Place To Hang From","date":"July 6, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Installed two wooden strips onto our backyard fence just above the Milkweed plants where the 25+ Monarch larvae are feeding. 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