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Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis - steve gettle

Of the multitude of discoveries that every summer offers us, one of the most magical is that of a Monarch Butterfly chrysalis. While locating a Monarch larva is not all that difficult, especially…

The caterpillar/butterfly strengthens its wings by beating them against the cocoon. It completes its transformation through the hardship of emerging. You can't help it through - it has to break through for itself. The struggle is the thing! Does that remind of you of anything? #thestruggleisreal #transformation #butterfly #chrysalis #recovery

My very first sighting of a Monarch Butterfly chrysalis

Monarch butterfly chrysalis

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Titmice have been feasting lately on a sunflower seed head on a table on the deck. They come one at a time, harvesting the seeds in neat rows before they eat them or store them away. Meanwhile, the monarch chrysalis continues to darken. The caterpillar to monarch butterfly should take 10 to 14 days, or so I've read; this is day twelve, and it's starting to feel like waiting for water to boil. From the deck, Barley watches me as I watch the cocoon. "Wake me up when it happens." Linking with…

This is a Moarch Butterfly chrysalis! Gold and jade-green. I need to make glass earrings based on this gorgeous thing!

Monarch Chrysalis just before butterfly emerges

Monarch pupa