This page was last updated on August 18, 2002

Website and Photos by Harlen E. and Altus Aschen     Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001 May be reproduced and used for educational purposes. Altus B. Aschen       V C S     Language Arts     middle school Harlen E. Aschen     V C S     Math / Sci / Computer Tech     middle school School:  Victoria Christian School, Victoria, Texas  77901 Home:   Middle of the Gulf coast of Texas   Port Lavaca, Texas 77979     contact us:  heaa@tisd.net

10.  Monarch eclosing        page 1 of 2

12. Tattered and Faded Monarchs  1999

Light House Beach     Bird Photos  -  Port Lavaca Area

5.  Monarch Eggs  close-ups

13. Monarch Eggs Hatching  close-ups

14. Monarch Larvae "J" to chrysalis

3.  Summer '99 backyard Monarchs

6. Male #7 and other July '99 monarchs

28. Monarch Predators Summer '99

Some links that are important to us .....

Victoria Christian School Bobcats --- School Homepage

Monarch Watch Homepage  University of Kansas

Monarch Lab Homepage   University of Minnisota

Journey North   Study of migrations in North America

27.  Sept 1999 breeding cage designs

21. "notching" of leaf by larvae

26.  Sept 1999 Hummingbirds "stacking"

19.   Larva shedding skin

2.  January 15, 2000 Coastal Monarchs

3.  Valentine 2000 wild milkweed

1.  Texas Milkweed Photo pages 2000 - 2001

11.  Monarch eclosing   page  2

4.  Milkweed seeds April 24, 2000

5. Feb-March 2000 summary of sightings 6.  Spring 2000 Index faded monarchs photos 7. Backyard Hummingbirds Sept 2000 8. Asclepias oenotheroides June 19, 2000 9. 10. 11. 12.

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