Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: My Zebra Swallowtail Thread, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Mom and I noticed that the chrysalis had what looked like a dark seam down the middle of it (the part against the cage). The next day, it had spread. The chrysalis grew darker all day long until finally, I could see a butterfly inside! It's almost like the chrysalis gets thinner. I touched it midway through and it was hard, but right before it eclosed it was much softer. Here's a pic of the topside of the chrysalis about mid-morning.

This message was edited Oct 28, 2007 1:15 PM