Monarch Butterflies!

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Across
  1. 4. The cold season when monarchs rest in forests of fir trees. |
  2. 5. Monarchs use the sun and their antennae like this to steer. |
  3. 9. The season when monarchs fly north and lay eggs again. |
  4. 10. One of the northern places where monarchs start their trip. |
  5. 13. Sweet flower drink that adult butterflies sip. |
  6. 14. The orange-and-black butterfly this puzzle is all about! |
  7. 15. The crawling stage that eats and eats before it changes. |
  8. 18. The shiny green case where a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. |
  9. 19. The very first stage of a butterfly’s life. |
Down
  1. 1. Country where millions of monarchs spend the winter. |
  2. 2. Any animal that might try to eat a monarch. |
  3. 3. What butterflies use instead of feet to fly! |
  4. 6. The long journey monarchs make to warmer places. |
  5. 7. Little white marks decorating the edges of monarch wings. |
  6. 8. The bright warning color of a monarch’s wings. |
  7. 11. Another word for a long trip—like the monarch’s migration. |
  8. 12. An insect with big, colorful wings that starts as a caterpillar. |
  9. 14. The only plant where monarchs lay their eggs. |
  10. 16. Milkweed makes monarchs taste like this to hungry birds. |
  11. 17. A science word for caterpillar—the second life-cycle stage. |