While dirt biking at a nearby field Ben found a caterpillar. On first look he was sure he had found a monarch caterpillar, but after looking it up we discovered it was a black Swallowtail Caterpillar. It is beautiful, the colors so vibrant and its segments so distinct. We looked up what type of plants it ate; parsley, carrot and fennel. We have parsley in the garden and picked up some carrot leaves just in case it was picky. Our guess is that it was probably on a false carrot plant when Ben found it. It is a very active creature, we are hoping to get the opportunity to watch it molt a few times (well at least once), make it's chrysalis and of course emerge as a beautiful butterfly.
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