Our last 'big' caterpillar is now a chrysalis, taking the total to six. Grace is fascinated with how different the chrysalises look, and was very excited to discover that the 'oldest' one has become so translucent that you can now make out the butterfly's wings inside.
Today's chrysalis (below) was still wriggling when the photos was taken, not to mention really soft. Even though she's careful, Grace made me just a little nervous with her hands-on approach with our latest changeling.
Then this afternoon, our 'baby' caterpillar (he was only an egg when we bought him home) shed his first skin. Since the other caterpillars were all large when we got them, we haven't had a chance to see the early stages.
Kind of icky. But pretty damn cool too.
