Going to be posting a sequence of images related to the metamorphosis of Monarch Caterpillars, there is a shit load so be patient.
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>>2775667
Sweet.
>>2775667
These two are when the Caterpillar is preparing to turn into a chrysalis. Unlike moths they actually bust out of their skin instead of "spinning" a cocoon.
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>>2775669
This is whats inside the outer skin that you see in the first two images.
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>>2775670
once in this form, it will compress the ring like tail and sort of tighten up.
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>>2775669
Still shooting f1.2 everything I see
>>2775674
This is what it looks like after a few hours of compressing itself? if that even makes sense.
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>>2775680
I honestly have no idea how much time has passed over the next few shots, I probably should have kept notes.
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>>2775676
already fucked the sequence up. will delete the outstanding one when it lets me
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>>2775675
have you been waiting for me to return to /p/ just so you could say that?
Sweet as fuck shots so for OP, keen to see more
>>2775682
I fucked up the sequence and it just says ive deleted too much shit so whatever this one goes with the one im linking to
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>>2775694
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>>2775695
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>>2775696
Over time it becomes more and more translucent.
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>>2775697
So you can guess what its going to look like next
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>>2775699
a few hours before it hatches it gets crystal clear, I had no idea it was going to do that. So it was pretty neat to see
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>>2775702
This is the end of the sequence I guess, I have like 6 more photos that are worth sharing though.
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Reminds me of my science textbook from elementary school.
I didn't manipulate the colors on any of these
I did clone out dust and lint to make em look more clean.
This is one of my favorites
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Here is one of them coming out
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This one never came all the way out. Like 30% of the butterflies were born with defects and died. I think I raised like 50 of them.
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One chrysalis was almost white, it was really cool. I think the butterfly came out normal colors though
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>>2775712
I just really like the faint colors of this one
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>>2775713
This is the last one. I hope you guys enjoy the photos.
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Thanks for sharing. These were really cool.
Did you enjoy raising the caterpillars?
>>2775713
it's kind of terrifying.
>>2775718
Yeah it was pretty fun, I just wish more survived. I learned quite a bit about them in the process too. I want to raise a bunch of different bugs this coming summer.
So cool man
Great stuff Matt. Have you considered other insects?
>>2775789
Ive got some moth pictures ill add when i get home
Thanks for posting these. This was an interesting thread.
>>2775711
So inspiring.
Where do you get your caterpillars?
I love insect photography but the ones in nature are so hard to capture, and I've accidentally killed scorpions trying to get the right shot.
What do you do with the butterflies when you're finished?
This is one I took in the bush in queensland australia. It's also fucking intimidating walking through Aussie jungle, snakes, crocodiles, huge spiders everywhere. Incredible subjects, but you feel like prey out there.
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>>2775732
Whats that picture you posted?
>>2776076
You can buy like plastic pet carriers, Image related.
The caterpillars eat milkweed so if you search that during breeding times you can find the eggs or baby caterpillars. For the really small ones just put pantyhose over the lid so they cant sneak through the cracks.
once they made chrysalis i peeled the silk stuff they addhear to the roof with and tied dental floss to it and hung them inside of a popup mesh hamper so they would have plenty of room for drying out when they hatched, then i would just release them
If you have more active bugs, pop them in the fridge for a few minutes and they slow down. but once they warm up be ready to catch them again.
The key is identifying what the insect you want to capture eats, then you can find them much easier. and to make them more docile just get them a tad bit cold.
>>2776076
I live in the midwest so there isnt much that can kill me.
I guess you trade safety for more interesting species though?
I also saw a cool technique for catching bugs, haven't tried it. But you hang up a white sheet, and point a bright light at it at night. The bugs come flocking to it, then you catch the ones you want.
>>2776076
>It's also fucking intimidating walking through Aussie jungle, snakes, crocodiles, huge spiders everywhere.
The majority of snakes and crocs are going to be fucking gone as soon as they see/hear you, they're more scared of us in most cases.
What you should really be scared of is getting lost out in the bush with no water.
>>2776092
Well thats why I stick to the rivers ;0
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>>2776096
dont go chasing waterfalls
stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
>>2776077
color combos from each image. Not included the white ones you posted. They are in order of your posts.
>>2775667
May I ask what lighting setup you use for these shots?
It's been a while
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>>2776295
Yeah probably 2 years
>>2776282
One strobe with softbox behind, as the backdrop, one strobe in front/above and then white paper curled underneath to bounce light from above back under the chrysalis
