Garden Pictures Pictures by all members (24950 photos)
< previous
next >newly hatched larva..
[6]
By Lori
14 Mar, 2008
this little guy barely had any antennae...picture taken at high magnification...this creature was almost half an inch long!
Comments on this photo
14 Mar, 2008
Hi Diohio... this picture was taken with extreme magnification...the larva was extremely small. and the clump of buds he's enjoying are at best 3/4 of an inch wide. That's why I assumed that he was newly hatched..aparently they can be as small as a sixteenth of an inch when they emerge.
18 Mar, 2008
Their crysalis is like pale green jade with golden droplets...one of the most beautiful natural things I've ever seen. I have a real soft spot for Monarchs.
For The Brave
©2007-2008 growsonyou.com
Joined 12 Mar, 2008
Perry County, Ohio
Diohio
14 Mar, 2008
Lori, this Monarch cat probably just molted into his second instar, or maybe third. Right after they shed their skin the "antennae" sometimes stick, but they usually stand up within a short while.