Am I a caterpillar? My parents are Monarch Butterflies, and have such beautiful wings with orange vibrant colors. I don't have wings, how come? Wait, I think I figured it out.

It all started when my mom laid her eggs under a milkweed leaf. It was about 4 days before I was born. I am known as larva, or a caterpillar,but I'm young and have time to grow into a beautiful butterfly just like my parents.

As of now I don't explore much. My main mission is to eat milkweed leafs so I can get stronger and grow bigger. My skin comes off around five times in two weeks before I am fully grown!

Once fully grown it's onto my next journey! I will find my spot on a leaf or stem where I will use silk to transform into a chrysalis also known as a pupa.

While resting I am in the process of growing out of my caterpillar skin for the final time into a beautiful butterfly known as metamorphosis. After about ten days I am able to break free and I have finally turned into a noticeable Monarch butterfly!

As I fly around showing off my amazing wings I look for flowers that I can feed on. I have chemoreceptors on my tongue those are my taste buds, and they are very helpful!

As fall comes around and it starts to get colder we migrate to where its warmer! Cold weather can be deadly to us allowing us to only live two to six weeks! But if we choose to migrate up to three thousand miles, where some of us end up in Mexico and others along the coast of California.

We will now spend the winter away from home, but have a chance to live six to eight months longer than if we did not migrate!