Truly, it was like magic. One by one, the caterpillars hung themselves upside down from the top of their little home. For about 10 hours they looked like upside down, J-shaped caterpillars, then slowly, imperceptibly, a change started to come over them, one by one. The head of the first caterpillar acquired a light brown "glaze," & over the course of an hour the brown "glaze" crept up the body until the upside down caterpillar looked like an iridescent chrysalis.I was able to get a photo of a J-shaped caterpillar next to a fully formed chrysalis so you can see the difference. Amazing...
What a fabulous thing to see...the caterpillar next to the chrysalis. I have to go back and read the "caterpillars in my mailbox" post that I see in your right-hand column. My grandson would love this. What the heck--so would I!
ReplyDeleteI love this!!!
ReplyDeleteI also love that my friend Nancy (Blissed-Out Grandma) has been by to visit!