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Monarch Caterpillars Legs
A closer look will help with counting.
 11. How many legs does the caterpillar have? Think
carefully before you answer.
Helping hint: It might help to use your cursor
to count off the legs you can see.
Did you notice?
Unlike the Milkweed Tiger
Moth's caterpillar, the monarch caterpillar is smooth.
Cuticle - the skin or exoskeleton of the caterpillar and chrysalis.
The front three legs are called thoracic legs.
The back five are called prolegs.
12. What are the three colors of a monarch caterpillar?
13. If you were a caterpillar, what colors would
you be?
Based on your observations, what
is wrong with this diagram? (off
site)
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