transformation...
For weeks I have been trying to capture the life cycle of the Eastern Black Swallowtail that flourishes in the garden every year.This collage shows the egg -the caterpillar stage actually there are four before they create their cocoons,and finally the emergence .I was blessed to witness one emerge today quite unexpected,I was thinking it was going to be a bit longer before that event was going to happen.
The wings were very ruffled and delicate and at one point they folded over as the butterfly was trying to move around.
I'm guessing it was about an hour before it finally pumped enough blood into its wings that seemed to snap open almost like an umbrella that had opened,sooooo cool! Amazing the details on their wings,like little bits of glitter that caught the light,and their bodies were so furry even their faces and parts of their legs.The macro world is such an amazing place! Plant parsley it is one of their host plants...and enjoy! I believe this is a female
transformation...
For weeks I have been trying to capture the life cycle of the Eastern Black Swallowtail that flourishes in the garden every year.This collage shows the egg -the caterpillar stage actually there are four before they create their cocoons,and finally the emergence .I was blessed to witness one emerge today quite unexpected,I was thinking it was going to be a bit longer before that event was going to happen.
The wings were very ruffled and delicate and at one point they folded over as the butterfly was trying to move around.
I'm guessing it was about an hour before it finally pumped enough blood into its wings that seemed to snap open almost like an umbrella that had opened,sooooo cool! Amazing the details on their wings,like little bits of glitter that caught the light,and their bodies were so furry even their faces and parts of their legs.The macro world is such an amazing place! Plant parsley it is one of their host plants...and enjoy! I believe this is a female