At least we think she did. This little gal came to live with us when she was less than a pinky nail long. SUPER tiny. She ate LOTS of milkweed, made her lovely chrysallis while traveling to IA and MN with us, and emerged a beautiful monarch for us to set free. Unfortunately we left her on the table, on the edge of her bucket and went to the library. For those of you who don't know, it takes up to 4 hours for their wings to dry before they can take flight.
Well, it seems she tried to take flight while we were gone, and ended up on the floor, only to be attacked by the dog we are dog sitting. We rescued her when we got home, but we're not sure she is healthy enough to make it all the way to Mexico. Fly free Gigi. Here's to trying another caterpillar or callerpittar as our kids call them - next year.
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