You've probably seen monarch butterflies, and maybe monarch caterpillars, but there's a lot to learn about the monarch life cycle stages.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The KARE 11 caterpillar is one step closer to becoming a beautiful monarch butterfly. On Saturday KARE 11 meteorologists Laura Betker and Jeff Edmonson noticed Friday that the ...

McKay also highlighted native plants and their role in ecosystems. Native plants and animals rely on each other, and when one ...

When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped enclosure that many people like to call a cocoon. But despite popular belief, ...

Anyone lucky enough to find monarch eggs and see them hatch, knows the caterpillars come into the world hungry. They need the food to fuel their growth. Over a 15-day span, monarch caterpillars ...

Your kids can watch caterpillars turn into chrysalis and then into butterflies right before their eyes! Then when they're ready you can release them! Riverbottom Butterflies has a variety of butterfly ...

Most of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid -- a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to form a tough chrysalis and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. But how exactly do chrysalises stay ...

I love butterflies…of all kinds. And I have written several articles about this beloved insect. Most of the time, I write about the monarch butterfly, because I have raised them the last few years.

Their metamorphosis has inspired spiritual metaphors and biological debate for centuries. If you were to describe how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, it would probably sound a lot like Eric ...

Monarch butterflies, for example, only lay their eggs on milkweed, and milkweed is all monarch caterpillars can eat. Without ...

We love to look at butterflies because of their beauty and colors, but you can also enjoy a close look at the lives of butterflies. They contribute to the health of our planet. While feeding on nectar ...