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03-SEP-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Monarch chrysalis with monarch nearly ready to emerge

You can see that the chrysalis looks dark now, instead of green. It has become translucent, and the darkness is from the adult butterfly (black and orange) getting ready to emerge. Amazing!

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
1/10s f/2.7 at 4.3mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Helen Betts08-Oct-2012 21:37
I've never seen anything like this. Nature certainly is amazing, and you capture it so beautifully. V.
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