c/pics · by Monkyhands@feddit.dk · 3y

Butterfly pupa on a leaf

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5 Comments

Fortychops@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 3y

Monarch pupa to be precise

zen_symian@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

beautiful colours

Atiran@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y

I was just gonna say that. love the colors!

Sgarcnl@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

Looks like a pokemon

theoldgreymare@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

I wonder, does this indicate monarch larvae are colorblind, or just that there were no green plants near enough when the time came to pupate? Or maybe it's relying on predators to know monarchs taste yucky....