Date: 08/13/2020

Number: 1

Success! Successfully raised 1 Monarch. It formed it's chrysalis on Aug. 5th. info I found on line said they emerge in 12-14 days. We noticed this morning that the chrysalis had darkened overnite. Took me by surprise , as it's only been 8 days,and then I still thought it would be a day or 2, but at noon my husband asked "did you capture a monarch and put in with the chrysalis?" So... it emerged and it wanted out! In my excitement to release ( I released in my flower garden of zinnias and Mexican sunflowers) I didn't bring the camera out with me and it stayed for a brief moment on the flowers then flew off, high up in the sky and over my neighbors house. I was so lucky to experience this, sad I did not get a pic :(

Piedmont, SC

Latitude: 34.7 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Candice
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