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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Bob_B on October 04, 2018, 11:59:05 am

Title: Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis and Emergence
Post by: Bob_B on October 04, 2018, 11:59:05 am: Here is a short follow-up to one of my past postings (https://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=126479.msg1063305#msg1063305) about the Monarch Butterfly caterpillars that have been feeding on milkweed plants in my garden. Since then, quite a few of the caterpillars have metamorphosed into butterflies. One of the last caterpillars produced a chrysalis a week ago, and I thought some here might enjoy seeing the pupa's development and emerging butterfly.

Please feel free to comment, and thank you for viewing.

Bob
Title: Re: Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis and Emergence
Post by: Bob_B on October 04, 2018, 11:59:44 am: and the butterfly ready to take flight... FWIW: I'm told by someone far more versed in these things that this monarch is a male. (https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/female-or-male-monarch-butterfly-pictures/)
Title: Re: Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis and Emergence
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 04, 2018, 12:59:29 pm: This is a splendid series, Bob.
Thanks for sharing it.

We have a fair number of milkweed plants in our yard, but I haven't seen any monarchs yet.
Title: Re: Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis and Emergence
Post by: Bob_B on October 04, 2018, 05:24:39 pm: Hi Eric: Thank you ever so much for your kind words.
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Post by: churly on October 05, 2018, 06:18:26 pm: Great series!
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Post by: Bob_B on October 05, 2018, 06:29:16 pm: Thanks Chuck.
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Post by: MattBurt on October 05, 2018, 06:30:39 pm: Beautiful, thanks for sharing this.
Title: Re: Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis and Emergence
Post by: Bob_B on October 06, 2018, 07:51:44 am: Quote from: MattBurt on October 05, 2018, 06:30:39 pm
Beautiful, thanks for sharing this.

Thanks Matt.
Title: Re: Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis and Emergence
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 06, 2018, 10:11:25 am: Like with sausages, it is sometimes best not to know how stuff came to be 😉
Title: Re: Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis and Emergence
Post by: Bob_B on October 06, 2018, 05:31:12 pm: Hi Slobodan: Thanks for stopping by. The scientist in me simply loves to know how stuff came to be; that's where the fun is IMHO.