Sunday, June 9, 2019

Fostering monarch caterpillars (May 14-June 5, 2019)

For three weeks, we fostered five monarch caterpillars, raising them from the size of a half inch of pencil lead to full-fledged butterflies.  While Nature prepares them to thrive outside, being fostered in the habitat protects them from predators.

Our fifth monarch emerges and hangs from its chrysalis.

Butterfly wings need to dry for a few hours after emergence from the chrysalis.  We placed Monarch outside in the habitat to transition.  Zephyr was way too interested in all the fluttering.

"Why can't I play with the butterfly?" We moved Monarch to a safer place.

Plotting. 

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