by Alison Shepard
MILLIE and Friends!
Millie and her friends are special bugs with their own unique personalities.
Learn more about each of them here, what they like to do and what they love to eat!
Millie
Monarch Caterpillar
TRAITS........A kind, curious day dreamer
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BIRTHDAY............................September 19th
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FAVORITE FOOD..............Milkweed leaves
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FAVORITE ACTIVITY...Taking long walks
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DREAM..................................To Learn to Fly
Gordon
Carolina Grasshopper
TRAITS...............Energetic and fun-loving
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BIRTHDAY........................................July 26th
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FAVORITE FOOD...................................Grass
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FAVORITE ACTIVITY...........Jumping high!
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DREAM...................To sing with his wings
Boris
Eastern Hercules Beetle
TRAITS.............Strong and hard-working
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BIRTHDAY..............................February 29th
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FAVORITE FOOD........Fruits and Tree Sap
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FAVORITE ACTIVITY..........Climbing Trees
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DREAM....To drink sap from an Ash tree
Lois
Lady Bug
TRAITS.....................Helpful, wise and kind
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BIRTHDAY...............................February 14th
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FAVORITE FOOD................................Aphids
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FAVORITE ACTIVITY.........Hanging out in the garden
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DREAM........To help a farmer with other
lady bugs
Diego
Wandering Glider Dragonfly
TRAITS.............Fun-loving and distracted
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BIRTHDAY..........................................June 7th
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FAVORITE FOOD.......................Mosquitoes
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FAVORITE ACTIVITY....................Traveling
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DREAM.......To migrate farther than any
other dragonfly in history
Millie's Mentor
Monarch Butterfly
TRAITS...................Wise and Encouraging
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BIRTHDAY..........................................July 3rd
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FAVORITE FOOD.............Milkweed nectar
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FAVORITE ACTIVITY.........Visiting flowers
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DREAM.......................To show caterpillars
their destinies