So many monarch caterpillars in my garden. I think I have about 20 of them by Swimming_Pin6957 native plant gardeningNative Plantsrain gardens 16 Comments nipplecancer 1 day ago That’s amazing! I just found my first one tonight, and then saw a couple more! I’m stoked and don’t have anyone to properly share my excitement with! mmmmyMonstera 1 day ago Fabulous! Those are some plump and happy caterpillars! Nikeflies 1 day ago Wow that’s a lot! We’ve had monarchs for weeks but haven’t seen a cat since early summer. weasel999 1 day ago  Enviro57 1 day ago Jealous!! So cool! traderncc 1 day ago  PipeComfortable2585 1 day ago Nice! Great work Somecivilguy 1 day ago I had a ton at one point with a bunch of eggs. Now I can’t seem to find any. QuasiKick 1 day ago That’s awesome! Cool to see em on butterfly milkweed I never seem to see them on there. They prefer QuasiKick 1 day ago Thats cool to see them on the butterfly milkweed they always seem to prefer my swamp mw over my butterfly mw Jugbandken 1 day ago One thing I learned this year is that caterpillars poop – a lot! DumbledoresRme 1 day ago And they’re thicc ones too! 😆 Fiveier 1 day ago This gives me so much hope MethodMaven 1 day ago Look at those babies creep! Good job, incubator-creator! Accidently8027 1 day ago Same, and we have several chrysalises as well. The black swallowtails are emerging now with more to go. https://preview.redd.it/66nn9u3svphf1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bbf323e8fb265e85474e20bf47113413b645355 timidwildone 1 day ago I’ve only found one, despite an abundance of milkweed. It was nowhere to be seen within a few hours when I checked again. I think the birds just keep getting them 😭 Circle of life, I guess, but it feels so unfair.
nipplecancer 1 day ago That’s amazing! I just found my first one tonight, and then saw a couple more! I’m stoked and don’t have anyone to properly share my excitement with!
Nikeflies 1 day ago Wow that’s a lot! We’ve had monarchs for weeks but haven’t seen a cat since early summer.
QuasiKick 1 day ago That’s awesome! Cool to see em on butterfly milkweed I never seem to see them on there. They prefer
QuasiKick 1 day ago Thats cool to see them on the butterfly milkweed they always seem to prefer my swamp mw over my butterfly mw
Accidently8027 1 day ago Same, and we have several chrysalises as well. The black swallowtails are emerging now with more to go. https://preview.redd.it/66nn9u3svphf1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bbf323e8fb265e85474e20bf47113413b645355
timidwildone 1 day ago I’ve only found one, despite an abundance of milkweed. It was nowhere to be seen within a few hours when I checked again. I think the birds just keep getting them 😭 Circle of life, I guess, but it feels so unfair.
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That’s amazing! I just found my first one tonight, and then saw a couple more! I’m stoked and don’t have anyone to properly share my excitement with!
Fabulous! Those are some plump and happy caterpillars!
Wow that’s a lot! We’ve had monarchs for weeks but haven’t seen a cat since early summer.

Jealous!! So cool!

Nice! Great work
I had a ton at one point with a bunch of eggs. Now I can’t seem to find any.
That’s awesome! Cool to see em on butterfly milkweed I never seem to see them on there. They prefer
Thats cool to see them on the butterfly milkweed they always seem to prefer my swamp mw over my butterfly mw
One thing I learned this year is that caterpillars poop – a lot!
And they’re thicc ones too! 😆
This gives me so much hope
Look at those babies creep! Good job, incubator-creator!
Same, and we have several chrysalises as well. The black swallowtails are emerging now with more to go.
https://preview.redd.it/66nn9u3svphf1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bbf323e8fb265e85474e20bf47113413b645355
I’ve only found one, despite an abundance of milkweed. It was nowhere to be seen within a few hours when I checked again. I think the birds just keep getting them 😭 Circle of life, I guess, but it feels so unfair.