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stunning ..as usual..:) :)


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^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Love the colours. \O


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Spider Macro Magic

THOUGHTS FROM OUR 2019 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

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O\/ O\/ Thank you, Sis for posting this. I LOVE spiders 0/0 , and Kruger is a wonderful place to find them, especially the adorable 'lil jumping spiders.


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I am glad that you liked it \O


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Here are pics of the metamorphosis of the Monarch butterfly that I found on my Milkweed plant. :-0


Young caterpillars

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Later instar caterpillar

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After molting (the feet in the first pic are not completely “evolved” as they are in the second pic)

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Fifth instar caterpillar ready to become a chrysalis

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Newly formed chrysalis, then older as it dries out

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Mid-stage and late stage chrysalis as it becomes clearer

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Newly emerged adult

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This pic shows all three stages - caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult

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Two days after the butterfly flew away, one (same one?) came back and visited the Milkweeds. :-0 There were already 5 caterpillars in the later instar stages on the plants, but unfortunately the birds must have found them as they are no longer there. :-( So much for aposematic warning coloration.

Hopefully, the visiting Monarchs will lay more eggs….


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:ty: Sis!

A great visual lesson! (Fabulous photos) ^Q^ ^Q^


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