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Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: Marathon County
Date: Aug 11, 2008
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/304
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 27, 2008

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 CRW_9527
milkweed (Asclepias)
monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus)

This milkweed is a very common plant in Wisconsin, often found in dairy herd pastures. The cows do not eat it, but rather, often leave cow pies around it.
It is also host to Monarch butterflies, who lay eggs on it which develop into caterpillars as seen.

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 08/27/2008 11:39:53 PM
this is simple & lovely, "a day in the life" kind of shot with very pretty light
 08/27/2008 11:27:05 PM
Very nice combination. . . and you got his handy work to boot.
 08/27/2008 10:47:48 PM
Great catch! I've never seen one of these caterpillars in person.
 08/27/2008 07:04:34 PM
So that's milkweed! I've heard of it because of Monarchs, but we don't have it here in Newfoundland. We sometimes get Monarchs that fly here from the mainland though. It's a pretty flower.
 08/27/2008 04:33:24 PM
Lovely colours and focus


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