Milkweed Bugs
We never did get any Monarch caterpillars on our backyard swamp milkweed last summer ,but the Milkweed Bugs were kind of cool to watch. This was an interesting observation of misbehavior in the insect world, though-- not just cannibalism, but presumably fratricide as well, since I think it is safe to assume that the bugs all came from the same batch of eggs. The natural world can definitely be disturbing at times...
Milkweed Bugs
We never did get any Monarch caterpillars on our backyard swamp milkweed last summer ,but the Milkweed Bugs were kind of cool to watch. This was an interesting observation of misbehavior in the insect world, though-- not just cannibalism, but presumably fratricide as well, since I think it is safe to assume that the bugs all came from the same batch of eggs. The natural world can definitely be disturbing at times...