Emerging Butterflies Montage - Time Lapse - Stereo

[debswileo]

I have a couple of cacoons on my car, I don't have the heart to knock them off. I washed around them, I hope they are born. They are still alive its been about a week. This video is just a way for us to see miracles in everyday life.

[jcmegabyte]

Glad you enjoyed the show - I hope your cocoons will give you a good show too! Most species like to emerge in the mid-morning through early afternoon, so those are the times to keep an eye on them if you want to actually see them emerge :-)

[debswileo]

@jcmegabyte They are the green worms in florida that fall from the sky. As we Floridians put it. From what i understand they turn into moths. The first day I saw one on my car, I decided to save it and used a leaf to have him climb onto and transfer to a bush. HAHA. When i looked closer, I saw there were 10's of them. I did the best I could. They are in our hair, on our clothes and god knows where else.

[debswileo]

@jcmegabyte 4 have webbed themselves in on my work vehicle and are still alive. Do you know how long before they hatch from the time they settle in?

[jcmegabyte]

Those sound more like "pest" moths than anything big and "cool"... Those extremely prolific types are typically fast breeders and will go through their life cycle as quickly as possible when conditions are good. However, the time from pupation to emerging could be anywhere from a couple of weeks to several years... each species has a different plan, so to really know what to expect means you'll need to identify the species and then research its life cycle. I would guess sooner than later :-)

[1changgirl]

Their so beautiful, I'd like to be someday beautiful like them...

[jcmegabyte]

I would certainly like to be able to fly like them, or better yet, like a hummingbird! :-)

[1changgirl]

@jcmegabyte - Haha, true, must be a wonderful feeling

[jcmegabyte]

You definitely have to wonder how they feel about being cramped into such a small package for so long, but they always seem to wait until everything is just right before they come out. Must not be in TOO big of a hurry! :-)

[amyheart7]

Amazing video! Butterflies are such lovely creatures!

[jcmegabyte]

Glad you enjoyed the show - thanks so much for watching and commenting! =)

[123123090909]

How long do butterfly wings take to dry out and be ready for flight if lets say they just emerged?

[jcmegabyte]

The wing epansion part takes about 20-30 minutes, depending on the species, and the drying/hardening of the wings anywhere from 1-2 hours. Usually the larger ones take a little longer.  =)

[PapaWilk]

What an elegant process. Thank you for posting this.

[jcmegabyte]

Indeed, fascinating :-) Thanks for watching!

[millie73]

Wonderfull-amazing-astonishing and all the other words that i can't think of right now :-)

[jcmegabyte]

Thank you for watching and the nice comment! :-)

[alfriendo2008]

This is a truly astonishing and I've taken the liberty of sharing it with a friend. Excellent work!

[jcmegabyte]

So glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks for watching :-)

By the way, my newer vids are much better (in HD) ...you might like the "Rise of the Purple Hairstreaks", and "California Dogface Life Cycle" butterfly videos as well. Have a great weekend!

[leahsdabomb]

wow that was truly amazing :]

[jcmegabyte]

Glad you enjoyed - thanks for watching! =)

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting :-)

[kindred2u]

very pretty my daughter and I enjoyed viewing

[jcmegabyte]

Glad you liked it - thanks so much for watching and commenting :-)

[davinegun]

ok now? PHEW? wtf yea there cool but comon PHEW?

[jcmegabyte]

Definitely amazing little nugs! Thanks for the view and comment :-)

[AslansButterfly]

Absolutely totally gorgeous! It's so awesome the way they go from being these ugly little things to being so beautiful! That's why the butterfly is such a metaphorical creature :D There was some ancient society (I forget which) that believed that butterflies were actually human souls reincarnated, and that women could get pregnant by eating them.

Anyway lol, such a cool vid, did you breed those yourself around your house? And what video program did you use for this? Thanks, :D *5 stars*

[jcmegabyte]

I'd never heard that about eating the butterflies - do tell more if you happen to remember. :-)

I do all the rearing myself; but few are from my yard. (I wish it were so easy!) Most are from local mountains/canyons, and remote places out in the deep Mojave desert. It's quite the adventure just FINDING some of them! I grow some unusual host plants in my backyard, so I have specialized caterpillar food handy. I use WMM exclusively for video production. Thanks for watching/commenting! :D

[FanArtOnlyForAlliKat]

i dont know how i stumbled on your videos...but there very nice :) i like each and every one musicis always so purdy!)

[jcmegabyte]

Lucky for me that you did find them! Thanks for watching and commenting :D

[FanArtOnlyForAlliKat]

your welcome...im glad i did find them ^^

[tariloe]

Large compliments for this wonderful film

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks! ...and thanks for watching :-)

[luckydawg68]

Awesome job man! If it wasn't for you, I probably would have no interest in these wonderful creatures. Keep up the good work!!!

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks! Hopefully lots more coming :-)

[Gigolo8]

Wonderful,a real joy to watch!

[myjugsarehuge]

Wonderful, I could watch this over and over, the music is good too, very calming and peaceful

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks, Julie! I'll let the artist know that you liked her music :-)

[Ancephalic]

Beautiful as always!!!!!!!

[Vatsek]

Very nice.

[6327isc]

Spectacular shots - The first moth shown though - What was it? Eumorpha sp? - It seems similar to the satellite, but I'm no good at Eumorphas except for the Goudy and the Pandora.

[jcmegabyte]

I believe it is E. achemon from extreme SE CA. Sphingids aren't much of my specialty :-)

[GeraldBoyClassical]

What an amazing video, I can't believe the colours. Pinks and greens and oranges!!

Gerald Boy

[memberur]

beautiful.

[milkriverfilm]

great stuff

[Lethesunshine]

Breath taking!

Praying For Peace!

~Mimi

[giulianopietra]

Gustoso inno alla vita.

Mi è molto piaciuto

Delicious hymn to life.

I really enjoyed

[jcmegabyte]

It's all in the wrist. :D

[happyox]

Wow! Fantastic video! The timing on the music was awesome, too! How do you do it!!!??