You really have to be paying attention, this happens is less than 1 minute.
I'd say it took this Monarch maybe 40 seconds to emerge.
See how fat the body is and how tiny the wings are?
The Monarch will pump his wings , ever so slightly, to get the fluid out of his body and into his wings.
The wings begin to grow as the body begins to empty.
After this step, the Monarch then is very still for several hours while his wings dry.
Once the wings dry he begins flying around the cage.
We were going to get a photo of the Monarch on my husbands hand......as soon as my husband unzipped the cage this baby was gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have the other three in the transparent Chrysalis stage this morning..........
36 comments:
so very cool!!!! This is amazing!!
Darla,
Talk about nature 'unfolding' right in front of you... the awe and wonder of new birth... just puts everything into perspective doesn't it?
Great shots and what a special blessing you got to witness it first-hand. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Meems @ Hoe and Shovel
Awesome to see! I'll have to show my daughter!
Congratulations on the birth of your monarch! I showed the pictures to Allan and he was impressed, too. Also, I love the mailbox.
Ms. Doris
Thank you that was amazing to watch.
Patsy
What a amazing miracle you witnessed. So fast, and so beautiful.
Jen
How lucky are you to witness the miracle of this truly glorious transformation! Thanks for sharing it with all of us. :)
darla...congrats on your new monarch. this is truly special and i am glad you got to see if firsthand. thanks for letting us see this miracle.
You did a great job photographing that miracle Darla! Those are beautiful pictures.
Beautiful and amazing!
Thanks for sharing your miracle!!!
This is absolutely amazing. I'm so glad you were able to see, photograph and share this miracle with us.
Oh this is a miracle. I'm so glad you saw it from beginning to end --and have shared it with us... Made me teary for some reason. This is just SO neat. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Hugs,
Betsy
Hi Darla~~ I didn't know this about the body holding fluid to grow the wings. And the fact that it all happened so quickly, is new to me too. Fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
Darla: Congrats on hatching those beauties.
Hi Darla,
Thanks for sharing your blessing with us through the photos and the information. I didn't know that about the fluid, etc. I forgot to check to see if you linked this to Camera Critters. Today is the day, and you should if you haven't.
I hope your other 2 emerge well.
I don't remember if I told you I like your header photo.
AMAZING!!! Darla, thank you for sharing this wonder with us!
You were truly blessed and now you have blessed my life by sharing these photos.
That is awesome! I did not know that about the body-really it is quite plump. Thanks for sharing all of these! Where did you get them from again? I think I'd love to do it here.
Beautiful shots. I've never seen this in real life. You must have been snapping away like mad.
That is amazing stuff. I would love to witness that in person. Congratulations on catching that on film (so to speak).
We did this one year in summer school.
Isn't it amazing!
Thanks for sharing this miracle with us.
Just awesome. Never seen this in my life. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, Darla! This is truly amazing!! Thank you for sharing:)
Wow, how amazing to capture this wonderful occurrence! I love being able to see this unfold right before more eyes.
Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing them with us! Jean
You are so right....they are special and miraculous creatures. Thank you for sharing! gail
How lucky to be there while it emerged! Great pictures and thanks for sharing!
girl...this is just incredible! I bet you were beside yourself with excitement!
thanks for showing us...we never would have seen it otherwise!
OH yes, God truly blessed you and I'm glad I didn't miss it. What a beautiful creature.
Fantastic and amazing! Such a beautiful thing to be witness to!
Those are some amazing photos! Thank you for sharing that with us. It really does put things into perspective, like Meems over there said...
Just beautiful!
This is amazing. Wow. I have missed a lot by being out of town. We went to St. Augustine, Fl. and loved it. It was beautiful.
Wow, wow, wow that is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing that miracle with us!
Robin~♥
Dear Darla, that's a perfectly pictured how beast turns to beauty.
Thanks for sharing,
Ewa
To actually be there at the right moment! Congratualations! Would have love to been there with you.
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