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Garden-Delights-Arts > Nine monarch butterfly eggs on milkweed leaves. These are the ones that we will raise inside and release after they have emerged as butterflies.
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.
Garden-Delights-Arts > Shadowed leaves on pond kaleidoscope
Garden-Delights-Arts > Pacific tree frog in leaves
Garden-Delights-Arts > Pacific tree frog in leaves
Garden-Delights-Arts > Leaves in pond
Nine monarch butterfly eggs on milkweed leaves. These are the ones that we will raise inside and release after they have emerged as butterflies.
Garden-Delights-Arts > Nine monarch butterfly eggs on milkweed leaves. These are the ones that we will raise inside and release after they have emerged as butterflies.
Nine monarch butterfly eggs on milkweed leaves. These are the ones that we will raise inside and release after they have emerged as butterflies.
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