A time lapse of a #spicebush #swallowtail #caterpillar going through the process of turning into a pupae, where it will overwinter before undergoing #metamorphosis into a #butterfly and emerging in the Spring. You can clearly see the silk harness it looped around its upper body to hold it in place.

A timelapse of a #spicebush #swallowtail #caterpillar preparing for #metamorphosis by attaching itself to the surface with silk at the bottom, then creating a silk sling for its upper body to hang from. It gets into a set position at the end, where it stays for several hours before it pupates.

My #pollinator garden has really taken off! Enjoy this awesome timelapse that I just took of a pupating #monarch #caterpillar. It should be a tad longer but my phone died 😩. I have 25 monarchs, and as soon as they emerge as butterflies they will be off on their arduous journey to winter in Mexico.