Butterfly transformation

We must always trust our own process, even if sometimes along the way things seem uncertain or nearly impossible. Change is good. “The great loneliness- like the loneliness a caterpillar endures when she wraps herself in a silky shroud and begins the long transformation from chrysalis to butterfly. It seems we too must go through such a time, when life as we have known it is over- when being a caterpillar feels somehow false and yet we don’t know who we are supposed to become. All we know is…

A caterpillar prepares for its legendary transformation from a pupa into a colorful butterfly. Through this metamorphosis, a bag of developmental genetic tricks lays down bright color patterns that help the butterfly attract its mates and warn or fool its predators.

Message from the Butterfly

Alex Lehner on Instagram: "Monarch transformation! Butterfly transformations are fascinating, and monarchs are one of the most well known species in all stage of its life. The process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly is a very complicated process driven by a series of hormonal changes. Certain bundles of cells in the caterpillar are all set to become certain parts of the butterfly, just waiting for the proper hormone to be released. Once inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar…

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