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Monarch In Birth-February 7
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Monarch In Birth-February 7
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6 February |
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7 February A.M. |
7 February A.M. |
7 February A.M. |
By the morning of February 7, the colors inside the chrysalis were not just a darkening, but now there were different degrees of darkening. The shape had also become more compact and was changing. By noon, there were definite black lines visible inside the thinning green skin (looking a bit grey-bluish in the photos, but still on the green side.
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7 February Noon |
7 February Noon |
7 February 1:30 P.M. |
And the growing
continued until the wings
and
body of an adult butterfly
could be seen underneath
the chrysalis skin. By noon
on 8 Feb., the chrysalis has
become black and leathery.
When the day gets warmer,
perhaps the butterfly will
break out and be born...
The caterpillar was free, but barely alive. The weather had remained cool and
rainy. It was around 3:30 P.M. on February 8, 2000. Only a film like
broken chrysalis remained dangling from the silk thread of the long dead
leaf. I had missed the actual break out.
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