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Chrysalis

20 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by neihtn2012 in Photography

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Three weeks ago, on August 30th, I posted pictures of about a dozen Monarch caterpillars munching on milkweed leaves, like the ones shown below.

Monarch caterpillars on milkweed.

A few days later, they all disappeared. I suspected the birds ate them because I saw some birds diving toward the milkweed and then flying away. I thought that was the end of that Monarch generation, and promised myself to hang some kind of netting next year to keep the birds from consuming the caterpillars.

This morning, I saw one Monarch caterpillar attached to our house siding, about four feet from the milkweed plants. It was busy weaving and by noontime had transformed itself into a Chrysalis. To prevent the birds from eating it, I hung a piece of transparent plastic around it, with openings on three sides.

Monarch Chrysalis.

In 10 days, a Monarch butterfly will emerge from the above Chrysalis. I will try to be there to capture that moment.

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Monarch Catepillars

30 Thursday Aug 2018

Posted by neihtn2012 in Photography

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Monarch butterflies are still visiting the milkweed plants every day. This morning I went out to look at the plants and was surprised to see caterpillars on them.

Monarch butterfly from four weeks ago.

Monarch caterpillars as of today.

Monarch caterpillars as of today.

Monarch caterpillar as of today.

I hope these caterpillars will transform into pupa (chrysalis) and after that become the next generation of Monarch butterflies.

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