Releasing Monarch butterflies is one of the greatest joys in the process of raising these beautiful fragile creatures. My Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis . . . continues with seeing the adult butterflies safely introduced into their environment and towards the first leg of their extraordinary migration.When last we met . . . the Monarchs had mandibles for munching, six true legs and five pairs of prolegs for getting around and were cleverly composing a chrysalis within … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Four ~ Lift Off Towards Migration
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
The Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamophosis . . . continues with a busy butterfly community freeing themselves of confining chrysalises. Observing carefully you will note there is a difference in the first and second chrysalises . . . look towards the top and see how the surface begins to give like an accordion . . . expanding as the abdomen moves inside loosening the antennae and leg templates that clearly are revealed in the first image below.There are often … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
The Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamophosis . . . continues with a busy butterfly community freeing themselves of confining chrysalises. Observing carefully you will note there is a difference in the first and second chrysalises . . . look towards the top and see how the surface begins to give like an accordion . . . expanding as the abdomen moves inside loosening the antennae and leg templates that clearly are revealed in the first image below. There are often small signs revealing … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Two ~ Jeweled Chrysalis
Though I greatly enjoy and respect the antics and heroics of the Monarch Butterfly caterpillar, the chrysalis or pupa stage of the Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle offers delectable candy for the imagination. The beautiful jewel like ornaments studded with what appears to be gold hang beneath leaf or twig completely vulnerable to the goings on around them. While breezes blow and rain and sun soak the landscape, hundreds of Monarch and other butterfly chrysalises hang hidden from view . . . … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Two ~ Jeweled Chrysalis
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Two ~ Jeweled Chrysalis
Though I greatly enjoy and respect the antics and heroics of the Monarch Butterfly caterpillar, the chrysalis or pupa stage of the Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle offers delectable candy for the imagination. The beautiful jewel like ornaments studded with what appears to be gold hang beneath leaf or twig completely vulnerable to the goings on around them. While breezes blow and rain and sun soak the landscape, hundreds of Monarch and other butterfly chrysalises hang hidden from view . . . … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Two ~ Jeweled Chrysalis
