A cute little fellow hanging from a leaf. We don't know how quickly he will begin to change, or how quickly the change will be completed.Monday morning:
My Girl cleaned the frass from the cage and I decided I would de-aphid the milkweed after my visit to the dentist. I peeked in on the caterpillar before heading out the door and saw him hanging in his J, and My Girl pointed out that he was looking a bit more wrinkled and rough than we recalled him being last night. "Today's the day," was my thought as I walked the three blocks to the dentist.
I returned home less than an hour later and found this:
In less time than it takes to have a routine checkup at the dentist, the caterpillar had shed its exoskeleton and its new one had begun to shrink and harden into a chrysalis! We were floored! It happened so quickly and none of us had seen it!Maybe when caterpillar #2 is ready we'll be there to watch. Sure hope so.
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