The average lifespan of a butterfly is about a week; a couple days less if you're a guy. That really doesn't leave much time to rack up those frequent flier miles. Still, the transformation from pupae to butterfly or moth is a fascinating process. It's as close to witnessing an alien birth as many will ever come. Doesn't that sound nice? Watching a little alien be born?
- 3.03.10 - 2:00PM
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- Jordan Breindel
Butterflies Emerging From Their Cocoons
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3.16.10
By Elizabeth
I would like to gently point out that butterflies emerge, and are NOT born or hatched- from their chrysalises, not cocoons. The moth pupal stage is within a cocoon; the butterfly pupal stage IS the chrysalis. That said, thanks for posting these great insect photos!
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