Monarch Life Cycle

Monarch # 3 Emerging View 1

After an hour and a half of sitting and staring at this remaining chrysalis, the top of it got more see thru as the monarch pushed downward and the bottom started to open. This was the first photo, you can see one leg coming out to the bottom right as the chrysalis starts opening at the bottom. I got real excited and started snapping away.
Monarch Butterfly # 3 Eclosure (Danaus plexippus)

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