Awesomeness

<~~getting ready




<~~pumping body fluid to wings










<~~moments before 1st flight






I've never seen a brand new butterfly, new paint job, not a scratch on it. I wanted to touch it and Betty wanted to smell it. She loves to smell things, don't ask, I don't know why, she just does and that's Betty. There are still 2 others to hatch and I hope to get some video. And this is a male black swallowtail.

Summer humdrums

It's to stinkin' hot to go camping, hiking, kayaking or anything else that has to do with outside. So besides watching the TV show Lost, which I got sucked into on the first episode of season one while checking Netflix instant watch list. I've been watching the butterflies in the yard. My favorites are the Swallowtails since we don't have Monarch's here. This is what I've observed.

<~~When you touch their butt, or any other part, they have two horns that come out and they smell like oranges. Yes, I smelled the bugs horns.

<~~In one day the chrysalis was made.

I'll let ya know what comes out in about 9-11 days.

Fake

Just goes to show what a great metal artist my brother-in-law is. This dragon fly doesn't know the difference between a rusty metal cattail and a real one!! Silly dragon fly.