The caterpillar crawls away from the milkweed plant in search of a safe spot to begin the pupa stage of the monarch butterfly life cycle. It uses spinnerets near its mouth to create a tiny silken pad.

Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

There are so many amazing and marvelous aspects in nature. Take the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) for example. This may be the most familiar and recognized butterfly in North America, yet I ...

In just the 9 to 14 days of the larval stage, a monarch caterpillar can grow to 2,700 times its original ... Not all monarchs migrate. A typical monarch life span (from egg to adult) is 2 to 6 weeks, ...

Monarch butterflies depend on human intervention to thrive in the wild, as highlighted by the traveling exhibit "Monarchs and ...

In just the 9 to 14 days of the larval stage, a monarch caterpillar can grow to 2,700 times its original ... Not all monarchs migrate. A typical monarch life span (from egg to adult) is 2 to 6 weeks, ...