I’ll start right off in saying that I didn’t get one stupid picture. Despite no pictures, I have some good news to share. Six out of the seven Mexican Monarchs hatched today. We had 4 Males and 2 Females. As soon as I opened the enclosure they flew away. So all you folks in the...
Category Archives: ChrysalisI 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.  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... |
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