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Wendy Spalding, Extension Master Gardener, is a staff writer at Biology Insights covering insect ecology and native pollinators. Based in Olympia, Washington, she has worked in environmental communication since 2019, having previously served as a copy editor for a regional home and lifestyle magazine. Spalding earned a BS in Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and raises monarch caterpillars each summer alongside her observations of native host plants.

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What Do Swallowtail Caterpillars Look Like?
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What Do Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies Eat?
What Does the Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly Eat?
What Do Luna Moth Eggs Look Like?
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How Big Is a Monarch Butterfly? Size & Wingspan
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