The Painted Lady butterflies emerged today! The red you see that looks like blood is actually butterfly meconium.Unfortunately, one of our butterflies seems to have died. When I was transferring the chrysalids into the butterfly habitat, I was unsuccessful at removing all the silk, which is very strong. Now I know why the instructions said to remove the silk: when the butterfly removed, her wings became tangled in the silk and she couldn't break free. She struggled valiantly and I felt I couldn't intervene without probably killing her. Eventually she stopped moving, so we think she is dead now.
Watching the action!
The instructions said to put flowers in the habitat and cover them with nectar, as if it were dew. I let the kids cut one bloom each from my hydrangea.
Applying the nectar
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