Thanks for looking, Alan. In nature, of course, the majority do not survive, for many reasons. Monarch larvae feed only on milkweed, which is toxic to most critters. For that reason, Monarchs have fewer natural predators than other insects. (The Viceroy evolved to look very similar to the Monarch, so that, even though it is not toxic, many predators avoid it.) Still, many are lost to excessive wind and water and other hazards.
I did not attempt to rehang the chrysalis. I tried to avoid handling it as much as possible. Instead, I placed it on a paper towel in a dry and safe location, as recommended by Monarch Watch. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 12:47 AM Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > Lucky for that one. In nature it would probably become a tasty morsel. > Did you perhaps re-hang it? > > Alan C > > On 26-Jul-20 12:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > One of the Monarch chrysalises that have developed from my larvae came > > loose and fell to the floor of the butterfly cage, so I decided to use it > > as a photo model: > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/7/25/chrysalis > > > > K-5 IIs, smc FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 > > Comments are invited and appreciated. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
