Monday, August 15, 2011

The life of a butterfly, part II

The last time I posted about butterflies, I didn't have any pictures of the cocoons. I know how so very disappointed some people must have felt about this. ;) Ken was able to find two cocoons since then:

This is the cocoon from the "passion" butterfly. Unfortunately, I didn't get my lazy self out there fast enough to get the picture WHILE the caterpillar was in there, so this is a picture of the empty shell it left behind.

This is the monarch butterfly's cocoon. Isn't it beautiful? I swear the yellow markings on it sparkle like they've been sprinkled with fairy dust.