All of my current crop of Monarch larvae have entered their chrysalises, and are developing for the next stage of complete metamorphosis, when they will emerge as adult butterflies. Six of the chrysalises are hanging from the top of the net breeding cage, making them difficult to photograph. One fell down, and has been carefully placed on a paper towel to develop further. The other seven attached themselves to the clay pot I used to hold the milkweed and the tray under the pot: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/11/pupae K-5 IIs, smc DA 35 mm F 2.8 Macro Limited Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>*

They look like little Christmas tree ornaments.. the clay pot sets them off nicely.. hope they grow up healthy and strong. ann On 6/11/2022 1:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > All of my current crop of Monarch larvae have entered their chrysalises, > and are developing for the next stage of complete metamorphosis, when they > will emerge as adult butterflies. Six of the chrysalises are hanging from > the top of the net breeding cage, making them difficult to photograph. One > fell down, and has been carefully placed on a paper towel to develop > further. The other seven attached themselves to the clay pot I used to > hold the milkweed and the tray under the pot: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/11/pupae > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 35 mm F 2.8 Macro Limited > Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and > appreciated. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks

Thanks for looking and commenting, Ann. I like your description that they look like tiny Christmas ornaments. I never thought of that, but it sure works! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 8:21 PM ann sanfedele <annsan@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > They look like little Christmas tree ornaments.. the clay pot sets them > off nicely.. > hope they grow up healthy and strong. > > ann > > > On 6/11/2022 1:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > All of my current crop of Monarch larvae have entered their chrysalises, > > and are developing for the next stage of complete metamorphosis, when > they > > will emerge as adult butterflies. Six of the chrysalises are hanging > from > > the top of the net breeding cage, making them difficult to photograph. > One > > fell down, and has been carefully placed on a paper towel to develop > > further. The other seven attached themselves to the clay pot I used to > > hold the milkweed and the tray under the pot: > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/11/pupae > > > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 35 mm F 2.8 Macro Limited > > Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and > > appreciated. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >