My two sons found this caterpillar crawling up a tap and they took him in, fed him, petted him. I had a great time photographing him and he is still going. We have put him in a quiet place today so he can develop to the next stage. Hopefully we will have a butterfly soon enough. Nature is just wonderful. Cannon 7, 18-55lens.
Next stage: The Pupa-Cocoon...
This little guy started covering himself, and oozed out this yellow stuff and then working it to build his Pupa.
The pupa stage is one of
the coolest stages of a butterfly’s life. As soon as a caterpillar is
done growing and they have reached their full length/weight, they form
themselves into a pupa, also known as a chrysalis. From the outside of
the pupa, it looks as if the caterpillar may just be resting, but the inside is
where all of the action is. Inside of the pupa, the caterpillar is
rapidly changing.
Now, as most people know,
caterpillars are short, stubby and have no wings at all. Within the
chrysalis the old body parts of the caterpillar are undergoing a remarkable
transformation, called ‘metamorphosis,’ to become the beautiful parts that make
up the butterfly that will emerge. Tissue, limbs and organs of a caterpillar
have all been changed by the time the pupa is finished, and is now ready for
the final stage of a butterfly’s life cycle.
Cannon 7D.
