• A monarch caterpillar crawls across a leaf during Caterpillooza, a celebration of caterpillars at Quonquont Farm in Whately on Sunday, August 17, 2025. FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS
  • A group walks to a milkweed field to view monarch caterpillars and eggs during Caterpillooza, a celebration of caterpillars at Quonquont Farm in Whately on Sunday, August 17, 2025. FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS
  • People view various species of caterpillars during Caterpillooza, a celebration of caterpillars at Quonquont Farm in Whately on Sunday, August 17, 2025. FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS
  • A monarch caterpillar along with eggs can be seen on a milkweed plant during Caterpillooza, a celebration of caterpillars at Quonquont Farm in Whately on Sunday, August 17, 2025. FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS
  • Sam Jaffe, founder and director of the Caterpillar Lab in Keene NH, displays a caterpillar viewed through a microscope and displayed on a large-screen monitor during Caterpillooza, a celebration of caterpillars at Quonquont Farm in Whately on Sunday, August 17, 2025. FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS
  • Sarah Welch, community engagement coordinator for the Hilltown Land Trust, leads a walk during Caterpillooza, a celebration of caterpillars at Quonquont Farm in Whately on Sunday, August 17, 2025. FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS