Before the chrysalis

. . .comes the caterpillar.

Lloyd Spitalnik writes:

Since you're doing such a great job on the life cycle of the Monarch, I thought you might like to have a few photos of the Monarch caterpillar. These were taken on Saturday [9/17/05] around Turtle Pond. I probably never would have seen them or known what they were without the expertise of the fabulous Nick Wagerik.

Lloyd