The chrysalis are a beautiful natural shade of green with iridescent hues of silver and gold.
They are very beautiful and would be perfectly camouflaged in their natural habitat.
Bujana
is amazed at how they cling on so tightly with such a small strand.
Every once in a while they will shake quite a bit which is quite normal
as it is part of the process of metamorphosis.
Here they are only a few days older.
This morning one of them went to the lid and suspended himself into a cocoon shape.
He hasn't moved since so I think that they will soon be at the stage where we can transfer them into their habitat!
Here a a couple of cool butterfly sites we found on our travels...
These
new additions to our family are a real hit!
They arrived a week ago
tiny as anything and but have now grown into really fat little
caterpillars.
Most of the day they sleep in their silk nests but
sometimes they get a little adventurous and have a nose around.
Their progress will be diligently recorded on these pages.
The
only thing I won't be doing is releasing them (once they become
butterflies) onto my broccoli plants.
We'll find a nice little meadow
for them instead I think.
If you are interested in raising your own painted lady butterflies just follow the link below.
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