How
Does Milkweed Help a Monarch Survive in Mexico?
This
picture was taken in the late summer. The monarch caterpillar was
eating milkweed. It was preparing to spend the winter in Mexico.
There
are two important ways that eating milkweed in the summer (before
fall migration) helps a monarch survive the winter in Mexico. What
are they? Explain what the monarch gets from the milkweed in each
example.
