That's got to be one of the stranger sights in nature. I used to raise the critters down in Florida, although never in captivity; I had around 20 milkweed plants scattered around the yard as well as a few other hostplants for other species I was targeting, but I've still never seen this process in person. I've watched them hatch and air their wings, but never got to see them go into the chrysalis.
They go insearch of a place to spin their chrysalis and we don't get to see them after they eat. And we're left with devistated milkweed plants haha. And no emerging butterflies to show for the effort. anyone who can suggest some good ideas for a place to put them when they are done eating and appear ready to transform please let me know. I'm always heartbroken when we put the effort into rasing the cats and then they sneak off over night and spin their chrysalis somewhere else.
I am just now getting into growing the milkweed needed to bring the butterflies to lay their eggs. I have plenty of plants. But I need a place for them to spin their chrysalis safely. And they rarely spin it on the plants they feed on. Any suggestions??? Please help me out guys. I have built a small army of milkweed plants and put them in a sunny area of our yard that is rarely traveled through by anyone. But there is no place for them to spin their chrysalis so after they eat they disappear
His buddy in front is like, "ok ok man, you got the thing off, quit writhing around already, I'm trying to concentrate!"LOL
As kids we kept monarchs and never saw what happened and could never figure out what the black bit was at the bottom of the cage until I finally saw it happen two summers ago. Very cool!
Thank you for showing this wonderful video. I have been hatching out monarchs for several years and always miss this. Once I videoed 8 hours and caught it, but it wasn't as clear. Next week, I'm doing a class with 24 kids, and would like to show them your video, but no internet in the room and no wifi either, wonder if I can save it to my laptop?
What you are seeing is the outside skin that split open and slid up. The green is the inside caterpillar, which now is the outside of the chrysalis or what some could call the cocoon.
Inside the Monarch butterfly is formed.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now, trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
I remember we used to do these things in class, where we got a butterfly dome thingy and a little cup with alot of tiny catterpillars in it, and when they got to the top they changed, and it was soo cool, one morning we got to school and the butterfly came out of its cocoon! I'll never forget that.
Well you can relive those days. On the web-site noted below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
There are many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
Fun? It was till getting past 400 for this year and not ready for such large numbers, which is why not post anything this year. Got pictures and video - egg laying action!
Could you share with me how your grandpa raises and feeds them?
Been to my web-site?
Have to split up address as not know how to list and get it posted.
Behold the power of that which is yet unborn! For the swirling images that flow forth from the Chrysalis are only a shadow of the sleeper's true power.
Don't think it painful as it is the natural thing to do. From catpillar to butterfly depend on the heat of the days in part but usually less than week - not keep count as rule.
This is soo cool! Thanks for this! I have monarch caterpillars changed into chrysalis's right now! 2 went already today but I missed them. Hopefully I'll get to see one of the other two that are coming on!
That was way cool. I have always wanted to see something like that in live. I plan to do that soon, but am trying to figure how I can do it!. Good job on the video. Dave
Think of it this way. When a snake sheds its skin what is underneath or inside is very much the same creature as the skin it is shedding. With the caterpillar, what is inside is a totally different creature - a chrysalis, which can go no where, can't eat, etc. All it can do is change into a butterfly. The chrysalis is very much a skin that is shed and inside is a creature totally different in shape & form, just as the caterpillar was from the chrysalis.
OMG those are ALOT of chrysalis's!!!!! how did you raise that many caterpilars at the same time!!????were they a litter of eggs from a pregnant female?? they all look exactly the same, as if they all pupated at the same exact time. this is increadible! can you please tell me how you got so many of these jade jewels???
That's got to be one of the stranger sights in nature. I used to raise the critters down in Florida, although never in captivity; I had around 20 milkweed plants scattered around the yard as well as a few other hostplants for other species I was targeting, but I've still never seen this process in person. I've watched them hatch and air their wings, but never got to see them go into the chrysalis.
intricatic 3 months ago
2:30 tilt a whirl
12veezee 5 months ago
sooo weird we watched that in science class once cuz we had monarch
12veezee 5 months ago
1:57 ughh my pants wont FIT!!
Sims3fanforev 8 months ago
that looked extremly painful.
EmerillaAlba 10 months ago 2
thats really cool :P
TheTeeniexx 1 year ago
They go insearch of a place to spin their chrysalis and we don't get to see them after they eat. And we're left with devistated milkweed plants haha. And no emerging butterflies to show for the effort. anyone who can suggest some good ideas for a place to put them when they are done eating and appear ready to transform please let me know. I'm always heartbroken when we put the effort into rasing the cats and then they sneak off over night and spin their chrysalis somewhere else.
CVetteMan1111 1 year ago
I am just now getting into growing the milkweed needed to bring the butterflies to lay their eggs. I have plenty of plants. But I need a place for them to spin their chrysalis safely. And they rarely spin it on the plants they feed on. Any suggestions??? Please help me out guys. I have built a small army of milkweed plants and put them in a sunny area of our yard that is rarely traveled through by anyone. But there is no place for them to spin their chrysalis so after they eat they disappear
CVetteMan1111 1 year ago
This Video would still be good with some Heavy Metal music blasting
puckman5444 1 year ago
His buddy in front is like, "ok ok man, you got the thing off, quit writhing around already, I'm trying to concentrate!"LOL
As kids we kept monarchs and never saw what happened and could never figure out what the black bit was at the bottom of the cage until I finally saw it happen two summers ago. Very cool!
Whoozinga 1 year ago
thank you for sharing this magical event.
gitvin 1 year ago
Um...to me it looks like it might fall off.
lolflap 1 year ago
how did u get so many
hal0wars9 1 year ago
@hal0wars9
I raise them - hundreds in fact.
Plant the right plants in backyard.
Can see pictures here - cawthra-bush org - Monarch_Butterfly_Rescue_2007
watcher0I0 1 year ago
@watcher0I0 ooooo thanks
hal0wars9 1 year ago
wow how did u get all the caterpillars thats so cool how
hal0wars9 1 year ago
@george77772moons It is very good as they stay on your finger - no swearing please
watcher0I0 1 year ago
@george77772moons
It is very good as they stay on your finger - no swearing please
watcher0I0 1 year ago
omg many cocoons!!
lasertracer206 1 year ago
It's fun to raise caterpillars, however it can fall so put your hand under it so the crysalis is saved.
Tulio300 2 years ago
i dont think the one at the front really gets it lolxx um like do u need 2 have something 4 the caterpillars like a heated container or sumthing ?
Animaltricks18 2 years ago
this isnt real time is it/?
fenixwhisper 2 years ago
what fell off, its feet, head, or something else?
GSFstealth 2 years ago
it's exoskeleton... mostly it's legs and head =]
starestella 2 years ago
Thank you for showing this wonderful video. I have been hatching out monarchs for several years and always miss this. Once I videoed 8 hours and caught it, but it wasn't as clear. Next week, I'm doing a class with 24 kids, and would like to show them your video, but no internet in the room and no wifi either, wonder if I can save it to my laptop?
elliejersey 2 years ago
Download real player and save it
TheAlleycat202 2 years ago
what happens if you just flick one of those boogers right off?
watchurmouthyoungman 2 years ago
if you take off a monarchs chrysalis, it dies and ants usually will eat it
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FredDeadz 2 years ago
and what happened from 3:16 - 3:20
a part of the caterpillar fell down
youknowho99 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
What you are seeing is the outside skin that split open and slid up, falling away.
There are amny more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
youre annoying
PLPL90908 2 years ago
how does that green thing on the caterpillar's body keep growing
its cool but im confused whats happening
youknowho99 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
What you are seeing is the outside skin that split open and slid up. The green is the inside caterpillar, which now is the outside of the chrysalis or what some could call the cocoon.
Inside the Monarch butterfly is formed.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now, trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
I remember we used to do these things in class, where we got a butterfly dome thingy and a little cup with alot of tiny catterpillars in it, and when they got to the top they changed, and it was soo cool, one morning we got to school and the butterfly came out of its cocoon! I'll never forget that.
SilentRiceofEvil 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
Well you can relive those days. On the web-site noted below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
There are many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
THATS awesome!!!!
anl10 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
Wow, Lots of them!
kksider2 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
Fun? It was till getting past 400 for this year and not ready for such large numbers, which is why not post anything this year. Got pictures and video - egg laying action!
Could you share with me how your grandpa raises and feeds them?
Been to my web-site?
Have to split up address as not know how to list and get it posted.
cawthra-bush - org
Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
this is actually super fun , my grandpa owns a monarch catipillar place, we have a small one here in mn, and it is off to a great start!
TheEndIsSoon2012 3 years ago
2:00 he's like Arrgh I don't fit! D:<
bluemoonhaunts 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
in 2:11 or maybe 2:21 its doing the sexbomb!
hiervince 3 years ago
rofl sexy bomb caterpillar
LittleLady131 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
Behold the power of that which is yet unborn! For the swirling images that flow forth from the Chrysalis are only a shadow of the sleeper's true power.
Naxwell 3 years ago
Very well said - the true Monarch has arisen!
watcher0I0 3 years ago
AND IT IS HOLY!
hiervince 3 years ago
it seems like that would be painful. How long do the catpillars usualy stay like that?
gumman 4 years ago
Don't think it painful as it is the natural thing to do. From catpillar to butterfly depend on the heat of the days in part but usually less than week - not keep count as rule.
watcher0I0 3 years ago
that is super cool! who is your supplier of these live monarch caterpillars? Is milkweed available to the public? thanks for posting this vid.
me24miget 4 years ago
Thank You to, sorry not get back sooner.
If you go to my web-site you will see that Milkweed grows wild, so find it, dig it up or use seeds. No supplier, all from eggs laid on my milkweed.
watcher0I0 3 years ago
This is soo cool! Thanks for this! I have monarch caterpillars changed into chrysalis's right now! 2 went already today but I missed them. Hopefully I'll get to see one of the other two that are coming on!
rosemarama 4 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
That was way cool. I have always wanted to see something like that in live. I plan to do that soon, but am trying to figure how I can do it!. Good job on the video. Dave
mrdavesmagic 4 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago
ok so it just comes out of its back and grows on it?
dorains 4 years ago
The skin of the caterpilar splits open and the chrysalis is underneath. It is like sheading a skin but what is underneath is very different.
watcher0I0 4 years ago
eww....but hey at least i learned something, thank you
dorains 4 years ago
Think of it this way. When a snake sheds its skin what is underneath or inside is very much the same creature as the skin it is shedding. With the caterpillar, what is inside is a totally different creature - a chrysalis, which can go no where, can't eat, etc. All it can do is change into a butterfly. The chrysalis is very much a skin that is shed and inside is a creature totally different in shape & form, just as the caterpillar was from the chrysalis.
watcher0I0 4 years ago
OMG those are ALOT of chrysalis's!!!!! how did you raise that many caterpilars at the same time!!????were they a litter of eggs from a pregnant female?? they all look exactly the same, as if they all pupated at the same exact time. this is increadible! can you please tell me how you got so many of these jade jewels???
merman4 4 years ago
how did you raise that many caterpilars at the same time!!
- give them all the Milkweed leaves they can eat and let them do their thing.
were they a litter of eggs from a pregnant female??
- no eggs come one at a time, over the course of weeks this year.
watcher0I0 4 years ago
they all look exactly the same, as if they all pupated at the same exact time.
- that video is of just what was on the screen at that time - check out the web-address I sent you for more details.
can you please tell me how you got so many of these jade jewels???
- not sure what you mean exactly. If you mean chrysalis, that is all explained on my web-pages. enjoy!
watcher0I0 4 years ago
I'd always wondered how, exactly, they do that. Now I know, and I'm slightly creeped out-but wiser-for it. Thanks!
furbearingbrick 4 years ago
Sorry not get around to reply sooner.
On the web-site below, I am an Earth Angel now and trying to get people to raise Monarch butterflies and plant butterfly gardens.
Many more pictures and explanations on my web-site.
cawthra-bush org - Flowers_with_Wings_are_Butterflies
watcher0I0 3 years ago