Time-lapse 2 of Monarch Butterfly being born

Time-lapse of Monarch Butterfly being born - July 24, 2007 - a close up and time-lapse of a rarely seen event a Monarch Butterfly being born when it brakes out of its chrysalis. Notice how small its wings are and how big its belly is. You can actually see its wings grow and it sticking its long tongue out. The fluids in its belly will be pumped into its wings to fill them out. - Mississauga - by Donald Barber - more at http://cawthra-bush.org

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• Monarch
• Butterflies
• being
• born
• time-lapse
• chrysalis
• Donald
• Barber
• raising
• butterflies
• Mississauga

[Starioshka]

I thought what they life only one day? Now ya tell me how long butterflies lives?

[watcher0I0]

They can live months if they don't breed but if they do only about a month.

[Starioshka]

:D Good! And also how fast they grow? I mean in one day they grow like in the video? (The video has time lapse enabled do i mean the natural growth time)

[watcher0I0]

Yes in hours they have to finish changing into a Butterfly that can fly OR risk being eaten.

[deoxyribonucleus]

This is amazing man, thanks for that.

[watcher0I0]

Very happy to hear from you, have yiou been to my web-site for pictures?

[zytigon]

Evolutionary biologists are beginning to work out the mystery of how a complex life cycle like caterpillar- chrysalis - butterfly evolved. If you want to read the details try Richard Dawkins excellent books like " The ancestors tale " or Talkdesign org or Evolutionfairytale website, Also try PZ Meyers website Pharyngula or Potholer54 channel on youtube for more excellent videos

[HilaryHaylieRocks08]

thumbs up if you hear the horn @ 26 lol

[secret20rose10]

That's a really neat way to capture short and sweet but yet explanitory :D Very nice

[Missminerals]

@watcher0I0 iv'e raised the caterpillars 5 or 6 yrs into chrysallis, but occaisonally the chry. half forms and it dies! what is going wrong?

[danaseilhan]

@LagunaChapala We get the adults up in Ohio where I live, because we've got several species of milkweed that they like. I photographed one last summer or the summer before in my backyard; we've got milkweed vines back there and the butterflies just go crazy. The conservatory here has monarch chrysalises to hatch every spring for their butterfly exhibit, too. It's awesome.

[LagunaChapala]

Throughout most of north america, monarchs migrate to Mexico (near where I live) where millions winter. then early spring they start their migration north, and breed along the way. three generations during their course up, and the final generation fly the super-long trek south, hibernate, wake up, breed and lay their eggs, and die. Its the next gen. heads north. Its ever 4th generation that lives for 6-8months, and the migrating north generations only last a month or so in butterfly stage.

[LagunaChapala]

What actually happens when they emerge from their Chrysalis is that their abdomen is full of the fluid that then needs to get pumped into their wings. this process takes about an hour, and then another hour or so to just dry out and warm up. There may be the occasional drop of orange fluid from their abdomen as they are pumping their wings up, or to expend surplus fluid.

[LagunaChapala]

What actually happens when they emerge from their Chrysalis is that their abdomen is full of the fluid that then needs to get pumped into their wings. this process takes about an hour, and then another hour or so to just dry out and warm up. There may be the occasional drop of orange fluid from their abdomen as they are pumping their wings up, or to expend surplus fluid.

[Sims3fanforev]

UGH I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE! GRAB IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im sorry if i offended anyone, i just REALLY had to get that out