Our older son's in-laws own a plant nursery. One of their biggest crops is Milkweed. When he and his family arrived for the week, they came armed with Monarch Butterflies in various stages of metamorphosis.
Above is the life cycle of a monarch butterfly. Once the female lays an egg on a milkweed leaf, the journey begins. The egg stage lasts between 3-6 days. Once the caterpillar hatches from the egg, it is considered in its first instar, which is a stage of development for caterpillars. Once the caterpillar reaches the fifth and final instar, it sheds its skin and enters the pupal stage, then becoming a gorgeous chrysalis (also called a pupa). This stage lasts between 10-14 days after which an adult butterfly bursts forth from the chrysalis."We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,
but rarely admit the changes it has gone through
to achieve that beauty."
-Maya Angelou
"Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.
The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him."
-Rabindranath Tagore
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