Monarch caterpillars on milkweed
Monarch (Danaus plexippus), caterpillars feeding on Mexican Milkweed. The caterpillars of Monarchs and their relatives feed on members of the milkweed family and recruit these plant's toxins into their flesh, making them unpalatable to predators. The brig
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Aposematic Caterpillar Caterpillars Coloring Danaidae Danaus Larva Larvae Milkweed Monarch Nymphalidae Plexippus Stages
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