So ever since I saw the monarch butterfly and the monarch caterpillar together, I have become obsessed with watching the transformation in action. Yesterday my caterpillar disappeared, and I was really disappointed. I went on to do all this research, as I think it's a little too big for something to eat at this point in time, and I found out that they can move up to 40 feet away from there milkweed plant. I also found out that most monarch eggs are eaten by aphids and lizards and other such outdoor creatures. I was determined to try to save these butterfly eggs on my own, but had no idea what they look like. I went on an egg hunt, having no idea what I was looking for. After reading several other blogs about monarch butterflies, 1 of them described the egg as a little white opalescent oval. It basically said, when you find an egg, you'll know. I thought that sounded ridiculous, I was looking for ever and all I would find were holes and dead bugs or spots on the leaves. I went inside the house again, and looked on the computer for more pictures and got some what more of an idea what they look like, and went back outside and looked some more under the milk weed leaves. Within seconds I found 1, and I was jumping for joy! I went on to search for just a few more minutes, and went back in the house with 6 eggs in total! We now have 6 eggs waiting inside and we will be fostering some monarchs, and photos will be posted daily to inform everyone and anyone who is interested on their progress! How exciting to know we will see 1 of nature's most beautiful miracles happen right in our own home!
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