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[Image description: a monarch caterpillar roughly โ…œ of an inch long on a dirty thumbnail]

Came inside for lunch today and found this little friend wandering around on my pant leg. They were relocated to one of our large common milkweed plants, which we expect to be decimated by tomorrow.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

๐Ÿ’• just finished a basket of raspberry leaves for tea, though the nails did get a quick scrub first. It's important to have clean pruners!