A quick look in photos at the life of a monarch butterfly:
Eggs on a leaf. There’s safety in numbers!
After hatching a caterpillar’s life is spent eating…
Hanging out with friends eating…
And more eating!
After about two weeks, the journey begins…
To find a suitable spot…
To hang…
And transform into a chrysalis.
Any spot will do 🙂
Not much changes until day 7, then things turn dark…
Day 8 wings appear…
Day 9 the butterfly emerges triumphant!
Danger always lurks...
But freedom is near…
Feels good to stretch one’s wings…
Almost there…
Made it!
A little rest then a drink of nectar before the long flight to Mexico.
All that is left of one of nature’s most wondrous transformations.
Happy gardening 🙂
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Thank you for sharing this wondrous photo story – I loved it!