Forest Tent Caterpillar Hanging on Milkweed Plant Coloring Page
Vintage Storybook
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Imagine you're a tiny Forest Tent Caterpillar, dangling from a silken thread amongst the swaying milkweed leaves. The air smells sweet and green..?
Parent's Toolkit
Word of the Day
Defoliate
To strip a plant of its leaves, often by insects or weather. Imagine a caterpillar having a leafy feast!
Did You Know?
- • Forest Tent Caterpillars can eat so many leaves that they sometimes cause trees to look bare, but the trees usually
- • These caterpillars create silken trails on branches so they can easily find their way back to their colony after
- • The adult Forest Tent Moth only lives for a short time and doesn't even eat!
Conversation Corner
- ? Have you ever seen a caterpillar in your neighborhood? What was it doing?
- ? If you could transform into any insect, what would you choose and why?
- ? How do you think the milkweed plant feels about the caterpillar eating its?
Download this free Forest Tent Caterpillar coloring page hanging on a milkweed plant in Vintage Storybook style for kids. Print and color today.
Image Details
"A fuzzy Forest Tent Caterpillar hangs from a thin strand, surrounded by large milkweed leaves and small plant sprouts."
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