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
BIRTHDAY............................September 19th
FAVORITE FOOD..............Milkweed leaves
FAVORITE ACTIVITY...Taking long walks
DREAM..................................To Learn to Fly
Gordon
Carolina Grasshopper
TRAITS...............Energetic and fun-loving
BIRTHDAY........................................July 26th
FAVORITE FOOD...................................Grass
FAVORITE ACTIVITY...........Jumping high!
DREAM...................To sing with his wings
Boris
Eastern Hercules Beetle
TRAITS.............Strong and hard-working
BIRTHDAY..............................February 29th
FAVORITE FOOD........Fruits and Tree Sap
FAVORITE ACTIVITY..........Climbing Trees
DREAM....To drink sap from an Ash tree
Lois
Lady Bug
TRAITS.....................Helpful, wise and kind
BIRTHDAY...............................February 14th
FAVORITE FOOD................................Aphids
FAVORITE ACTIVITY.........Hanging out in the garden
DREAM........To help a farmer with other
lady bugs
Diego
Wandering Glider Dragonfly
TRAITS.............Fun-loving and distracted
BIRTHDAY..........................................June 7th
FAVORITE FOOD.......................Mosquitoes
FAVORITE ACTIVITY....................Traveling
DREAM.......To migrate farther than any
other dragonfly in history
Millie's Mentor
Monarch Butterfly
TRAITS...................Wise and Encouraging
BIRTHDAY..........................................July 3rd
FAVORITE FOOD.............Milkweed nectar
FAVORITE ACTIVITY.........Visiting flowers
DREAM.......................To show caterpillars
their destinies