Absolutely GORGEOUS! A spectacular green Monarch chrysalis!
{FINDINGS}
0 eggs
1 caterpillars
{EGGS WAITING TO HATCH}
0 - after the 5 eggs were a week old, they were well past the 3-5 day incubation period, and so it seems that they will not hatch.
{HATCHLINGS}
0
{NURSERY GUESTS}
0
{CATERPILLARS}
55 Total
25 large {+/- 9-14 days old}
15 medium {7 days old}
13 small {3 & 5 days old}
1 chrysalis
Today has been an amazing day! I stopped to pick some wild Milkweed along the road and found a 9 to 10 day old caterpillar! Usually I can only find the itty bitty guys! I also was witness to my first chrysalis! After caring for this amazing caterpillar for 9 days, I watched with my nose to the glass as the caterpillars skin split and the chrysalis emerged! Unbelievable! I cannot wait to watch this butterfly emerge!
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