Raising Monarchs - Chrysalis Formation
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- 5th instar caterpillar forming the chrysalis.
If you are new to this series, I highly recommend checking out the "core" of Raising Monarchs, Parts 1 - 5, which shows in detail, how I raise Monarchs from egg to adult, and how you can too with essentially zero cost using household items.
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Absolutely amazing! I saw my first transformation in my Monarch cage two nights ago in my greenhouse. First time ever I saw it in person! Thank you Rich!
So cool to see it in the process. A finished chrysalis just doesn't look like something that was already inside the 5th instar caterpillar that was J-hanging. Almost have to see it to understand it, and to witness how drastic a transformation it is, and in such a relatively short amount of time.
Recently I've been raising plain tiger butterfly and impressively both monarchs & plain tigers have very similar caterpillar pattern as well as pupa stage looks! I've captured this similar moment of plain tiger 😍
Terrific!
Many thanks!
Wow. Great video! I have not seen one so close up change into the beautiful chrysalis like this. Please make another and go all the way to the end of chrysalis formation. Thank you!
From the end point of this video, it is very slow to dry fully and takes another full hour. My camera, though, was running out of juice at the time. I was lucky to squeeze this in (or out, I guess) of my editing schedule. Have lots to put out for Raising Monarchs this season. But, thought I'd get this one, as the opportunity presented itself.
@@MrLundScience oh, I see. Awesome videos & I will be watching for any new ones you post. Thanks!
Very Cool & utterly amazing!!
Never dull to watch, even after seeing hundreds.
Fascinating stuff Mr. Lund. I got interested in watching and helping the monarchs when I saw some milkweed plants at a local nursery. they were laying eggs on them right there at the nursery. I bought two and planted them on the sunny side of my yard. That was in late August. In early December, I thought the season was as I didn't see any eggs or very small cats. Then around Christmas, I noticed about a dozen cats. I watched them and then started noticing missing ones. That's when I started finding chrysalides in the area and had just watched some of your videos. I brought in the 7 that I found and watched them for the last two weeks. One of them was easily half the size of the other 6 and it just emerged this morning, equals half the size of the butterflies I've seen flying around. What do you make of this half-sized monarch, which happens to be a female?
Nature is metal🤘
Truth!
Hello! Thank you so much for all your help with the monarchs! I have watched all the videos about the monarch! This year I was able to successfully transplant milkweed for all the monarchs up here in New England! My question is how durable are the chrysalis? I have an issue with over crowding and need to move them. In your videos you handle the actual chrysalis with your finger tips. I worry about damaging the forming butterfly within...
Thanks again for all your efforts with the monarchs!🦋
When it comes to the chrysalis, once it's formed and hardened, it's pretty safe to handle with hands. The insides of the chrysalis are like a liquid protein and nutrient "soup". As it's liquid, the jumbling/turning doesn't really affect anything. I mean, I'd certainly keep it limited to no more than necessary, but, Monarch chrysalides are sometimes shipped through the mail by commercial breeders. I'm not saying what commercial breeders always do is always cool, but I am saying that even going through the mail process, those chrysalides still produce adult Monarchs. Thus, some actual hand handling shouldn't be too concerning. As you can see, I relocate all of my chrysalides by hand, and I haven't had any problems in doing that to each. Perhaps that gives added confidence? Good luck with the rest of your season!
@@MrLundScience thank you so much! I was able to successfully relocate all chrysalis in my butterfly outdoor pop up tent, lol! I followed the video about outdoor rearing! I have had 1 female and 2 males, yay! Your videos about the monarchs have been very inspiring!
How long does the process take on average? I just had my very first cat make its silk pad and start J-hanging. Not sure how long it’ll be until full chrysalis. Thank you btw for all your videos!
I have my first Chrysalis- so excited but it has a hole in it and now there are little tiny ants that come out. Yuck. I wish I could attach a picture but I kind of have a feeling that having an opening in the chrysalis (at the top btw) is not a good thing...
Hi Rich,
I watched most of your vids and reared ten caterpillars towards the end of the summer. I had a question regarding a situation with my 5 remaining chrysalides. My oldest one is dated from september 13th 2019 and it's now oct 1st. All my chrysalides are still green with not much sign of them becoming transparent/black. Temperatures are getting pretty cool here in quebec overnight but still fine for butterflies. I had 2 others which hatched fairly quickly and my third one became transparent but never emerged. Is it possible for chrysalides to take this much time to emerge or are mine doomed according to your experience ?
Thanks !
This could come down to being as simple as, things slow down when it's cooler. If they look healthy, I'd have to assume it's only taking a longer time due to the temperatures slowing down the chemistry. I'd completely let them keep doing their thing.
I had one that formed a j and the next morning it was just dangling straight down, like it wasn’t able to pupate? Is that common, it looks like it died.
Beautiful but also creepy in a way, thats nature for ya lol
It's interesting to see what us humans think is weird or creepy. I certainly get what you mean. But at the same time, butterflies have been doing this for millions of years, and far longer than us humans have been around. When it comes to the animal kingdom, I think us humans are as weird as it gets (and a bit creepy too) by far! Ha!
True metamorphosis. I love these creatures, from eggs to butterflies. I had my last chrysalis form last week, as I am in South Florida in a continuous rearing state and they are outside 24/7. Sadly, it eclosed this morning and I missed it - it rained a lot last night and it obviously fell from the chrysalis to the concrete, which was wet. I gently picked it up and it grabbed onto a bare milkweed stem. I made sure it was secure, watched a little bit and noticed the left wing was still curled up in front. I went inside, came back in an hour and the wings were still stuck together, still wet, and I gently got the wings apart and they fluttered but I noticed the curled wing had not opened up. It is the inside wing, the larger one, and I doubt it will fly. Should I wait or euthanize? My last one until the milkweed comes back. I am a subscriber but don't know how to generate a comment. Please help. Trish SoFL
I couldn't wait. Poor thing was still just hanging on the milkweed stem. Any breeze and it would fall off. On its way to heaven where it can fly forever.
Greetings Trish. Sorry that this happened. School has started, so I have considerably less time, otherwise I would have been able to respond earlier. However, I wouldn't have been able to advise you in this situation. When it comes to what to do with adults that can't fly, the best I can do is provide what options I think have some logic behind them, but beyond that, I feel it's something that the individual needs to decide for themselves. The video "When Adults Can't Fly" discusses three possible options and is found here: ruclips.net/video/XfuTlASal_U/видео.html
Now, those aren't the only three options possible, but they were ones that I can see the logic in and thus, whichever is chosen, I think the individual has a valid argument as to why they chose it.
It sounds like you already decided what you were comfortable with. I'm sorry this occurred. It's never pleasant. Thank you for you compassion with this animal.
@@MrLundScience Thanks. Always difficult. With no activity I was able to clean out my garden, add fresh compost and organic garden soil,.and we're ready for egg laying. New leaves coming in.
Is it safe to touch the milkweed sap? I have a monarch egg on a milkweed plant and I want to raise it but I'm a little hesitant about the sap
I can't speak on what is and isn't safe in an effective way. It's similar to asking, "Is it safe to drive a car?" or "Is it safe to go swimming?" It can depend upon the individual doing it and how they are doing it. Milkweed sap in the eye? Not recommended. Milkweed sap gets on your hand? I've never had an issue when that happens. But that's me. Who knows what allergies others have. I can say that in doing this the years I have, and fielding questions/comments people have brought up, I've never had someone tell me a horror story involving milkweed sap getting on them. But in the end, if you are concerned, gloves are always an option. Good luck!
Please help!!!
I'm in my 3rd year of raising these guys from egg to butterfly.
Suddenly all my caterpillars from baby to large have stopped eating !!
Milkweed is clean from all pest !!
So sad!!
Any advice?
The only advice I'd be able to give is, no news is good news. Sometimes they don't eat when we think they should. But we can't project our expectations onto them. Trust the Monarchs to know what they are doing, for the most part. Even in a 3rd year, they can sometimes behave differently than our past experiences with them have shown us, but it can still be normal behavior. I've had some decide to not eat for a day, or even two before. In all cases, they eventually started back up again. Not sure why, but it happens. This comment was from a day ago. Did they begin eating, or has the "hunger strike" continued?
@@MrLundScience no.
They continue not to eat and slowly one by one are dying.
I have disinfected everything. Even kept my babies separate.
But sadly they are still not eating.
I'm so sad. I have about 90+ babies and countless eggs. Such a disappointment!
@@lorenarossi5637 That's really rough, and rougher still...I'm at a loss as to what to tell you. Really wish I had something to go forward with. Best I can say is, if you are sanitizing and bleach treating leaves, then all you might be able to do in this case is hope for the best. But, for me, if this was happening, I might cease taking in new ones until more information reveals itself. Very, very sorry...
I collected a Monarch butterfly that had eggs and it didn’t want to lay anything
I can't help but ask, then, if it didn't lay anything, how do you know it had eggs?
Well it laid some for me on my plant, but when I put it my mesh cage (which had nectar and milkweed) it didn’t lay any
Ah, I getcha now. I can't be sure then why she didn't lay for you, other than, sometimes, they don't. It can be hit or miss at times. I've only placed a female in a mesh cage over a milkweed plant three times. The first time was recorded and made into a video. After that experience, I've done it for a shorter amount of time so that fewer eggs were deposited. But in all three cases, the female provided eggs. So, I can't be sure why yours didn't, but I'd say, give it another shot with another female. I suppose one thing to mention - Each time I had success, the milkweed the females were with was still a normal standing plant. If by chance you placed the female with just cut leaves, it may be that she needs to be with a natural plant so that depositing the eggs feels more natural. Just a thought.
Will do! Thanks!
My monarchs are j hanging
J-hanging, or even I-hanging, I can deal with. S-hanging concerns me, and K-hanging just doesn't go well at all. ;-)
I just let #7 go today.😆
Very awesome! They should get send off music. Amon Amarth next time?
@@MrLundScience
I've been into WHITE CHAPEL lately.