MONARCH CATERPILLAR MUNCHING MILKWEED

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This is our first monarch caterpillar ever.  It's eating Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa).  Milkweed is the only plant Monarch butterflies will lay their eggs on.  It contains a toxin that when eaten by the caterpillars makes them toxic to birds if they try to eat them.  This video switches to time lapse in the middle.