The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes a while to reach that part of its adult life.

Inside the chrysalis, some parts of the caterpillar literally dissolve. The caterpillar has the same six legs on the front that it will have as a butterfly, but it won’t need its big caterpillar ...

Maureen Dime’s magical garden in Del Mar has become a welcome spot for hundreds of monarch butterflies. Over the last 13 ...

Walton blames the use of herbicides and pesticides for the decline in the monarch butterflies. If cattle eat milkweed, it can ...

4 / 9: Monarch butterfly chrysalis hang on a screen at the Nelson home on Long lake north of Pine River Monday, Yaly 17, 2023. Notice the gold band around the case of the chrysalis.

SANCTUARIES AND MEMORIALS. DONNA THOMPSON SAYS THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY MAY BE ENDANGERED BUT NOT IN HER GARDEN. SHE HAS 600 EGGS THAT SHE RAISES FROM CATERPILLARS TO CHRYSALIS THEN TO BEAUTIFUL ...

A chrysalis she kept in a tank at her salon began to unfurl and reveal a newly transformed Monarch — the women were amazed, and from then on, Rose was hooked. She's been rescuing butterflies ...

The most recognizable and loved butterfly in North America, especially in Pennsylvania, is the graceful, soaring, large monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) with its colorful orange ...

The butterfly garden is part of the school’s Science and Habitat Learning Center, a 4,500-square-foot space that also contains an edible lab and the native landscape observatory.

Despite the monarch butterfly population decreasing in recent years, Pulscher said she finds motivation in the butterfly conservation effort by educating kids about the insect. “ Nothing beats seeing ...