[Pollinator] Monarchs in Space - Emergence day.

[Ladadams at aol.com]

Emergence day.

Here is a link to a Youtube video showing the first  monarch to emerge 
on the ISS earlier this afternoon -  
http://www.youtube.com/user/monarchwatch#p/f/0/gzkgJUmQ1K4. The 
female  monarch with slightly curled hind wings can be seen floating 
in the habitat  aboard the ISS while clinging to the cuticle of the 
pupa from which it just  emerged. Notice that the slightest twitch 
causes the butterfly to float in a  new direction. I'm amazed that 
this butterfly was able to emerge. The pupa  had been floating in the 
habitat for the better part of a week and I  couldn't envision how it 
could emerge from a free floating chrysalis/pupa.  It will probably 
continue to float until the emergence of another butterfly  causes it 
to let go of the pupal cuticle.


The following is a link  to our website - with all the latest on 
Monarchs In Space. We will post  updates as the mission  progresses.

http://www.monarchwatch.org/space/index.html


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