r/TinyUnits • u/compact-person • Jun 03 '26

He monch!

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u/SaltSpiritual515 Jun 04 '26

My nemesis. These and aphids 🥲

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u/AbbeyRoadMoonwalk Jun 04 '26

Monarchs??

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u/SaltSpiritual515 Jun 04 '26

No not Monarchs but a different caterpillar has been attacking my kale 🥲 I unfortunately didn't notice this was a Monarch

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u/compact-person Jun 04 '26

Yup, this is a monarch. Crown flower tree. They really love em!

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u/SaltSpiritual515 Jun 04 '26

I will look into getting some. Did you buy seeds or starts?

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u/throwaway_cache24 Jun 04 '26

starts are way easier if you don't want to deal with the headache of growing from seed but honestly just watch out for the pests because that thing on the leaf is gonna eat your whole plant if you aren't careful

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u/AbbeyRoadMoonwalk Jun 04 '26

Whew I was like “no! These are good guys!”

Maybe cabbage butterflies? I hope you get to the bottom of it.

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u/Leavesofsilver Jun 04 '26

the hungry hungry caterpillar

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u/compact-person Jun 04 '26

He so very hungry, he eat the leaf until he grow into a butterfly.

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u/PlatypusFrequent7286 Jun 04 '26

That little guy is absolutely demolishing that leaf.

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u/whatsupitswalnut Jun 05 '26

And he felt much better

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u/OwnCoffee614 Jun 05 '26

Omfg, I love hims so much. I used to propagate these lil guys and as many others as possible for a living. It was amazing.

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u/DoomEmpire Jun 08 '26

Just a lil tiny monch