Enjoy this incredible change from a caterpillar to a chrysalis for the Monarch butterfly, a 2 hour process in 2 minutes! ✨The gold spots on the monarch chrysalis aren't actually metal! They are created by two things working together: ✨Carotenoid pigments (the same stuff that makes carrots orange) absorbed from the caterpillar's milkweed diet ✨Intricate, raised structure on the shell that reflects light, creating the metallic gold shine—like a tiny, natural piece of jewelry! ✨ True or False? A mo

Watch this monarch butterfly transform from caterpillar to chrysalis! And keep your eye out for more monarchs, because the annual Monarch Blitz has started! From July 28 to August 6, the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz invites you to find milkweed plants and look for monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises and butterflies in North America. Then, simply share your monarch and milkweed observations with one of several participating community science programs to help scientists better unders