May 13, 2008

The next stage....




The caterpillars started to turn into their chrysalises at the weekend. It happened very fast. One moment they were caterpillars and then we went back a couple of hours later and they were half changed and then we'd go back a little later and they were changed completely! Within a day or so all were changed! Amazing! They are quite stunning in the light with goldy copper shiny patches in them that sparkle in the light. They occasionally wobble but apart from that don't move and they are quite hard.

All they left behind was their exoskeleton....kind of looks like their heads fell off - YUCK!!!
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