I Caught A Monarch Caterpillar Being Born

Watch as a new baby Monarch caterpillar emerges from it’s egg. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of Milkweed leaves. Each egg is about 1.2 mm tall 0.9 mm wide. It only takes a few days for the caterpillar to hatch.

Monarch egg just moments before hatching. The caterpillar has already begun to nibble an opening in the shell.

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