As we try to capture a video of a monarch caterpillar as it transforms into its chrysalis state other caterpillar make for a few “bloopers” at the beginning. The transformation is in real time but amazing it only takes 8 minutes. | Charles Peek - Storm Tracker/Weather Reporter

Watch this monarch butterfly transform from caterpillar to chrysalis! And keep your eye out for more monarchs, because the annual Monarch Blitz has started! From July 28 to August 6, the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz invites you to find milkweed plants and look for monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises and butterflies in North America. Then, simply share your monarch and milkweed observations with one of several participating community science programs to help scientists better unders