15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Monarch Chrysalis on a Fence
Transformation: This is a monarch chrysalis affixed to a wooden fence. I am amazed by the natural beauty of the delicate hanging cocoon. The metallic gold colored spots resemble jewels and the opaque side of the turquoise cocoon features the caterpillar's beginning of a wing appearing.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 10.2017 |
Photo Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D3400 |
Copyright: | © Alison Hiester |