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Larva of the monarch butterfly

the larvae (caterpillar) feed on the leaves of the milk weed ingesting substance that make them toxic to birds and other predators,the adults which retain the poisons sip the flower nectar,inadvertently pollinating the flowers as they do so.

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Uploaded on August 23, 2005
Taken on August 23, 2005