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Monarch Caterpillar Sheds Skin and Starts Pupa Stage

January 4, 2011
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On Monday, after about three days in the “J” position (see this post for images), this Monarch caterpillar straightened out and began to shed its outer skin. In the time it took me to get my camera, the gyrations began and the skin was almost shed. It appears that the skin behind its neck and [...]

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