Monarch Caterpillar (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Monarch Caterpillar

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A monarch caterpillar. Caterpillars eat and store the toxic compound in milkweed to deter predators. The toxins are retained through metamorphosis, making the butterfly toxic as well.

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UC Berkeley photo by Noah Whiteman

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