This was one of 13 monarch butterfly caterpillars found in Larose Forest today. This one is in the J-position, indicating that it is soon to form a chrysalis. It was very exciting to find so many caterpillars in a relatively small section of the forest area. Monarchs have been so scarce this year, all over, that 13 constitutes an abundance! All summer I have been looking for monarchs and monarch caterpillars and have found only 6 caterpillars to date, until today!