Is the Gold flex real ?
A closer pic
that is a Monarch butterfly crysalis ..........gold is not mineral gold .........no
welcome aboard rentman ......... there are many wonderfull people who frequent this forum that have vast knowledge about butterflies and the world in which they exist.......
if you have an interest just follow along on some of the topics ...... you will learn alot ........ also it has been my experience that they do not mind answering Newbies questions ( mine included) .......... probably in some cases for the 100th time!!!!
nice find ......... a monarch catterpillar climbed to the bottom of that chair and turned into what you see there ........
here is what it looked like as a caterpillar.....
james t
Nice chrysalis rent! You must have milkweed nearby?
James, I don't think you are a newbie anymore...you have done well!
Did you all know that chrysalis means 'object of gold'?
oh ..... well thank you for the compliment :0) ........... and know I did not know that !! .................learn soemthing new everyday on here!!
and LOVE IT !!
james t
That's interesting, Fly. I never knew that, and I bet Cori didn't either -- now I'll be one up on her. :)
That is a pretty chrysalis, Rentman. Hope you have a gorgeous Monarch to follow.
Take care,
Indiana Lily a/k/a "Rent Lady"
Thanks for the info. we have a lot of small white B F in the garden but have seen very few Monarchs.
I've been looking at Milkweed plants, wow there's a lot of different types, leaver and flowers. I do not have any in my yard and don't see any close by, so I hope this one finds some.
Rent,
I have some (not too much) milkweed seeds I can send you. And I know others here must have some they can share with you too.
Just let me know if you're interested, and I can mail some out to you tomorrow.
I found this guy today, eating Ivy. ?
I found some milkweed down the road and will go ask the lady if I can have some leaves.
I find something New almost every day. See my next post.
Had to take down my 35' flag pole to replace the rope and when I looked at the top it was discolored. I think it was hit by lighting ? ?
Rent, great finds and that flagpole really does look like it was hit with lightning. Cool design.
The caterpillar on the ivy is also a monarch. They only eat milkweed when they are caterpillars then they go look for a place to morph into the chrysalis. He is probably looking for a good place to hang. You might want to put it in a container so you can watch it turn into a butterfly right before your eyes. In about 5-7 days.
chris
Hi Chris , I have it in a container and it is on the top screen, we will see.
Careful, this little hobby gets addicting. LOL
Before you know it you will be planting a couple of host plants and checking for "bad bugs", that like to feast of our caterpillars and chrysalis. It really is alot of fun though.
After it ecloses and dries its wings for a couple of hours, you will be able to pick it up and take pictures. I cant wait to see them.
chris
Oh I will take pictures, for sure. I look at it each time I pass.
This AM it got down to 60 and the chrysalis looks darker, not the bright green that it has looked ? ?
The chrysalis is actually getting clear, and the dark your seeing is the black and orange wings of the butterfly. It will eclose most likely this morning in the next hour or 2, possibly tomorrow if its not that dark yet.
Well my Baby is gone...
I will post a couple of pictures ...
About 11 Am when I looked and saw the GF out.
It took about 4 hours to get ready to really fly away.
Great job! You have a beautiful baby boy Monarch. Congrats on a successful release!
chris
Awesome, Rentman!! Congratulations!! May you have many more success stories!!