Monarch Siblings

: Monarch Siblings; I thought these two looked quite comical, it's as if the little guy was saying "Wow, is THAT what happens when I grow up? Does the blood rush to your head when you do that?". Once the 'hanger' turned into a chrysalis, I had to save him from the other caterpillars who were devouring the swan plant out from under him! It's now totally devoid of foliage & they've started eating the branches. Lol, that's a SERIOUS case of the munchies!; Created by: Hellie1.; Tools Used: Olympus C-750; Created on: February 2007; Image Views: 53; Average Views per Day: 0.1; Image Number: 51299; A large image is available of Monarch Siblings.

Comments:

Tmr8 from New Zealand on Dec 8, 2008 at 3:38 AM said:

I agree Wow this is a fantastic capture with the 2 different stages together. Very clear photo

Hellie1 on Sep 11, 2008 at 7:03 AM said:

Thanks for your comments Karenmoen. I don't specifically raise them but I grow the swan plants in my garden to attract the butterflies. Any crysalis's that look in danger of being eaten off their perches by voracious feeding, I take inside on their leaf/branch & tape them to a branch so that they can hatch out in safety. It's not uncommon in 'monarch season' to come home from work & find several butterflies that have hatched out fluttering on my curtains. I just let them walk onto my hand & take them outside to fly away. My mum has been hatching monarchs since I was a kid so I think my love of them came from there. I think they're just gorgeous & each one is a miniature miracle of nature, really. I can't wait for summer & monarch season to come around again. :o)

Karenmoen from United States of America on Sep 8, 2008 at 3:29 AM said:

An amazing image to capture the two caterpillars in two different stages. Lucky you and thanks for sharing with us! Are you raising the butterflies?

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Sep 7, 2008 at 11:19 AM said:

Great capture of the Monarch Siblings showing off there cool stripes and fun story about them.

Talsi from USA on Sep 7, 2008 at 11:00 AM said:

Nice caapture - good composition

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