Monarch caterpillars have distinctive white ... A few hours later, the skin splits at the head one last time and falls away ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

The less food, the more likely caterpillars were to try to head-butt each other out of the way to get their fill, lunging and knocking aside other caterpillars to ensure their own survival.

For so many people, the classroom transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly is one of their earliest experiences with ...

Maxx Marshall, 4, Lawrence, gets an up-close look at a swallow tail butterfly at the Monarch Watch open house Saturday at KU's Foley Hall. Foley Hall on Saturday was caterpillar city.

Many local people will remember Carol Richardson who introduced Vernon's kindergartners to monarch rearing every fall for many years. What a wonderful teacher she was. In those days monarchs were ...

People and farmers could continue to remove milkweed, a key food source for monarch caterpillars, from their gardens, backyards and fields but would be prohibited from making changes to the land ...

Monarch caterpillars are picky, but monarch butterflies- not so much. The website Xerces has a guide on what flowers should be planted and when they bloom based on each country's region.