1. The Milkweed Community

2. There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck. swamp

3. There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck. common swamp

4. There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck. common swamp tropical

5. There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck. common swamp white swamp tropical

6. There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck. common swamp butterfly weed white swamp tropical

7. What is a community? Turn and talk.

8. An ecological community is a place where plants and animals live together. They also depend upon each other for food, shelter, or safety. Another way to say this…these plants and animals are interdependent interdependent.

9. Let us see some members of a milkweed community.

11. monarch

12. milkweed bug

13. aphids

14. tiger swallowtail

15. ruby-throated hummingbird

16. honey bee

17. black carpenter ant

18. American goldfinch

19. Eastern mole

20. white-footed mouse

21. goldenrod spider

22. green lacewing

23. Carolina chickadee

24. cicada killer

25. yellow and black argiope

26. Silver maple

27. Queen Anne’s lace

28. black-eyed Susans

29. pokeweed

30. common ragweed

31. bushy asters

32. lamb’s quarters

33. Eastern yellow jacket

34. American dog tick

35. clouded sulphur

36. pipeline swallowtail

37. organ-pipe mud dauber

38. praying mantis