Monarch butterfly caterpillar (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Monarch butterfly caterpillar

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A monarch butterfly caterpillar. Monarchs are intolerant of freezing weather, and typically overwintered in Mexico. They now are overwintering in California, thanks to milder winter temperatures.

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Noah Whiteman, UC Berkeley

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