[DOC] [TLE] Monarch Butterflies- Facts to Amaze Your Friends! [PAR] Monarch Butterflies are really interesting - here's a bunch of fun facts about ... The 
caterpillar may eat its shed skin in four of its five molts in the stages ... a 
poisonous defense against its predators such as lizards, birds, and frogs. ... 
March-April: They lay their eggs on the leaves of milkweed plants. ... RELATED 
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and spiders can sometimes be harmful but easily controlled by ... Wasps: Large 
wasps from the Vespidae family often depend on caterpillars for food. ... are 
notorious for locating and capturing monarch larvae on milkweed plants to feed 
their... [DOC] [TLE] Milkweed  It's Not Just for Monarchs | The Natural Web [PAR] Aug 19, 2013 ... Monarch butterflies may certainly be seen nectaring at various ... have on 
Milkweeds as the only food source for their caterpillars that makes ... predators 
through the chemicals they ingest from the plants they eat. Milkweeds contain 
cardiac glycosides, which are toxic to many species of birds and mammals. [DOC] [TLE] Stop Milkweed Pests from Ruining Milkweed for Monarchs [PAR] Apr 6, 2016 ... NOT the Monarch Caterpillar Jackpot Tussock moth larvae are the other ... I am 
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milkweed plantsespecially seedlings. .... Netting can be helpful against birds/
waspsgood luck! .... I've seen her do it here in New Hampshire. [DOC] [TLE] Milkweeds: Not Just for Monarchs - The Xerces Society [PAR] Standing in a field of milkweed plants, ... caterpillars. This ... life cycle of the 
monarch butterfly (Da ... the only places where milkweed is regu- larly seen. ... 
chemicals that make the plants toxic to ... large number of insects eat milkweeds, 
... ings, which serve as a reminder to birds .... a rapid rate due to urban and 
suburban. [DOC] [TLE] Butterfly Defense - Enchanted Learning Software [PAR] Click here.) ... This makes them easy prey for predators, like birds, wasps, and 
mammals to ... These caterpillars get their toxicity from the plants they eat. ... 
Some poisonous butterflies include the Monarch (which eats the milkweed plant 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Monarch butterfly - Wikipedia [PAR] The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed 
butterfly (subfamily .... During the spring migration, butterflies must have access to 
larval food plants ... The circular motion a caterpillar uses while eating milkweed 
prevents the ... before it ecloses (emerges), and its adult colors can finally be 
seen. [DOC] [TLE] monarch [PAR] Monarchs are usually seen in weedy fields, meadows, marshes, roadsides, and 
near ... These host plants are the only food Monarch caterpillars will eat. ... The 
leaves of milkweed plants are poisonous to most animals, because they contain 
... Later, when the caterpillars turn into adult butterflies, the cardenolides stay 
inside. [DOC] [TLE] FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | Biology & Research | Monarch ... [PAR] Here are some hypotheses for the reasons that these butterflies have ... What do 
monarch caterpillars (larvae) eat? ... An example of a plant closely related to 
milkweed that is an appropriate monarch host .... How are monarchs toxic to 
predators? ... such as the bird predators found in the Mexican overwintering 
colonies. [DOC] [TLE] Questions & Answers - Butterflies North and South [PAR] Usually the female butterfly lays her eggs on the host plant of the caterpillar. ... 
only eat one kind of plant, while others may feed on a wide variety of plants. .... 
Here are some general guidelines: butterflies only fly during the day, ..... Although 
milkweed is poisonous to most creatures, Monarch caterpillars happily gobble it 
up. [DOC] [TLE] What do monarch butterflies eat? - Annenberg Learner [PAR] I've never seen any that was the color of the flower, but I haven't looked at nectar 
from ... depends on the potency of the plants they ate when they were caterpillars. 
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Question: This butterfly seen here is toxic to birds due to the milkweed plants eaten when it was a caterpillar:
Answer: a Monarch butterfly