dear Thomas, thanks for comments. actually what i have shown is the shedding of skin to get transformed into a pupa. the fully fed caterpillar rests overnight after arching its body . the colour becomes fader and it grows a little thicher and shorter. then at one moment the pupa vigouraously moves , straightens itself and starts this process. actual changes and process of pupa formation does last for hrs but the changes are very gradual so 1 pic per hr is sufficient to record. ..........milind
________________________________ From: Thomas V <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 9:02:12 AM Subject: RE: [ButterflyIndia] PROCESS of pupa formation of PLAIN TIGER BUTTERFLY ........ Nice captures Milind. The whole process lasted just 3 min, but how long did you have to wait until it began? I got a similar series on the three-spot grass yellow pupating (http://naturemagnified.blogspot.com/2010/07/from-caterpillar-to-pupa-amazing-nature.html ) and then another of the pupa hatching into the butterfly (http://naturemagnified.blogspot.com/2010/07/pupa-hatches-metamorphosis-captured-in.html ). I watched the caterpillar for almost 22h before I could capture the entire sequence! Since then I`ve also captured the Common Crow cat pupating and I`m watching a Monkey puzzle pupa to catch it as it emerges. Well done again From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Min Sb Sent: 02 August 2010 16:27 To: [email protected] Subject: [ButterflyIndia] PROCESS of pupa formation of PLAIN TIGER BUTTERFLY ........ yesterday i came across this process which lasted hardly 3 minutes ! wonder of nature ...........milind bhakare http://www.flickr.com/photos/52684...@n08/sets/72157624511005307/detail/ -- Enjoy
