I thought this was a great video showing how a Monarch leaves the Chrysalis. Check out this link http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/spring2010/Caption042210_1.html for the video. Also, you may want to check out this weeks update about the Monarch Migration http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/spring2010/Update042210.html.
Butterfly And Wildlife Gardening And Photography
Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
Category Archives: Chrysalis All but one of our “Mexican” Monarch Caterpillars have turned to Chrysalises! (we have a total of 7) The light was terrible, but I wanted to share the first pictures I was able to get this season. I also wanted to share a close-up macro picture of one of the Chrysalises. The thing that really…  Before the freezing temperatures occurred (around Christmas), we brought 15 Monarch Chrysalises indoors. All but 3 of those Chrysalises were hatched and released. Because of the extreme cold, I didn’t feel it was warm enough to release the last 3 hatchlings. The cold weather allowed us to master the art of hand feeding Butterflies. The… Now this is exciting news! I posted a couple of weeks back on how Painted Lady and Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars were sent aboard the space shuttle. The Painted Lady Butterflies hatched from their Chrysalises a couple of weeks ago, and now it’s been reported that a Monarch emerged from its Chrysalises as well. According to… We’re not sure why this particular Queen caterpillar decided to move on to the Chrysalis stage so early. This was a very small caterpillar when it stopped eating and formed a Chrysalis. You may notice that the Queen Chrysalis looks almost identical to the Monarch Chrysalis To recap, Timothia laid a ton of eggs. Alvin was her first born. Then came Brutus. Next, we have Betty Sue and Bobbie Jo. Here is Betty Sue (I don’t name them, my significant other does) just moments from birth. Notice the small crack appearing at the top of the Chrysalis. I mentioned before that we have about 50 Monarch caterpillars. Well, now we only have around 5 caterpillars. The remaining have all turned into seemingly healthy Chrysalis. Besides their birth, Monarchs have significant developmental challenges at their other stages of development. Going from an egg to a caterpillar, then caterpillar to Chrysalis, then Chrysalis to… |
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