Look what I found!

When I went out to check these...

I found this....

and this....

and this

I finally have caterpillars! I have been watching and waiting, and here they are.

I know very little about Monarchs, so thought I would do some research and found some really interesting information. I knew they laid eggs on Milkweed, but I didn't know why:

"Monarchs will only lay their eggs on milkweeds. Milkweeds contain a potent heart poison, which helps to protect them from browsing animals and leaf-eating insects such grasshoppers. Monarchs are able to store this poison within their own bodies, making themselves poisonous in turn. They are very brightly colored, both as a caterpillar and as an adult, to advertise that they are not good to eat. "


I also found a really neat site called Monarch Watch. There is a very interesting post done on July 18th titled

"Where are the Monarchs."
You can find the site here.

My pictures are not very good, I think I was getting too close. I could stand and watch them forever, and they didn't seem to mind one bit. They were way too busy preparing for the magical transformation that awaits them.