Garden Delights Arts & Crafts
Unique Photo Arts by Heidi Rand

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Garden-Delights-Arts > This is an extreme closeup of one of the empty eggs, left after the caterpillar emerged. The pinhead, shown for scale, is a normal-sized one.
Garden-Delights-Arts > This is the first egg to begin hatching. The eggs were laid on March 20th, and this caterpillar started to emerge from the egg on March 26th.
Garden-Delights-Arts > This is the first egg to begin hatching. The eggs were laid on March 20th, and this caterpillar started to emerge from the egg on March 26th.
Garden-Delights-Arts > Monarch butterfly egg on milkweed plant (asclepia). This variety is Asclepia curassavica, also known as Scarlet milkweed or Bloodflower. Milkweeds produce toxic cardenolides, which the monarch will store to defend itself against predators.
Garden-Delights-Arts > Monarch butterfly egg on milkweed plant (asclepia). This variety is Asclepia curassavica, also known as Scarlet milkweed or Bloodflower
Garden-Delights-Arts > Monarch butterfly egg on milkweed plant (asclepia). This variety is Asclepias physocarpa, also known as "Family Jewels" because of the very interesting seed pods which are ball-like, about 2" across, translucent lime green, and have little spiny hairs sticking out. Use your imagination to figure out where they got their nickname.
Garden-Delights-Arts > Closeup of a monarch butterfly egg on milkweed plant. This closeup shows the egg at more detail than you can see with the eye. The actual egg is about the size of a pinhead.
Garden-Delights-Arts > Monarch butterfly egg on milkweed plant, with George's fingers in the photo to show scale. The egg is about the size of a pinhead. The butterfly normally lays the egg on the underside of the leaf, as shown here.
Garden-Delights-Arts > Monarch butterfly egg on milkweed plant (asclepia). This variety is Asclepia curassavica, also known as Scarlet milkweed or Bloodflower. The butterfly lays her egg on the milkweed -- this is called ovipositing.
This is an extreme closeup of one of the empty eggs, left after the caterpillar emerged. The pinhead, shown for scale, is a normal-sized one.
Garden-Delights-Arts > This is an extreme closeup of one of the empty eggs, left after the caterpillar emerged. The pinhead, shown for scale, is a normal-sized one.
This is an extreme closeup of one of the empty eggs, left after the caterpillar emerged. The pinhead, shown for scale, is a normal-sized one.
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