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macro ­ junkie
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Sep 05, 2007 03:27 |  #1

i found this littel fellow so i put him indoors in my house in a box....heres the pics soon as it emerges from its pupae il take some new pics..il be updating this thread as and when it happens..:)

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2 days later he looked like this.

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Sep 05, 2007 05:22 |  #2

Well spotted. Here's what it'll look like when it emerges:
http://www.ukbutterfli​es.co.uk …php?vernacular_​name=Comma (external link)

You can set it free in a sunny area near woodland where it will hibernate through the winter.




  
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Sep 05, 2007 05:57 |  #3

Really cool!


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Sep 05, 2007 06:08 |  #4

Good shots- fascinating watching the metamorphosis process (easier than spelling it anyway) :)
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Sep 05, 2007 14:39 |  #5

great documentation this is gonna be good. looks like he loves those nettles.


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Sep 05, 2007 14:51 |  #6

Looking forward to seeing the little chap pump up it's wings :-)


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Sep 05, 2007 16:49 |  #7

Nice find and will be really fascinating watching it emerge. (I think the lighting is a little too bright on the pics though.)

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Sep 05, 2007 17:11 |  #8

LindaB wrote in post #3868296 (external link)
Nice find and will be really fascinating watching it emerge. (I think the lighting is a little too bright on the pics though.)

Linda

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Sep 11, 2007 06:50 |  #9

7 days to hatch..very fast...from what i read it takes 10-14 days. outside but where i put him temps are 70f at night and 80f and day..im thinking that might of speeded up the proses?any way here he is..

oh i woudl like to add i sent my mt-24ex to canon for rapir but are waiting on a part and i think its silly how they havnt got the parts in allready..this is why i couldnt take macro shots of it with my mpe-65 which was the hole reson i got this fellow in a box ready...oh well..leaste i got these shots..

1st look..blood from the birth!

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he or she is warming up..wheres the colour..?i see no colour..?

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woooo theres the colour..and what a sight it is..

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Sep 11, 2007 11:50 |  #10

Excellent Idea great series, love the detail on the side on shot
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Sep 11, 2007 15:27 |  #11

Wonderful sequence.




  
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Sep 12, 2007 03:34 as a reply to  @ eccles's post |  #12

Great series and idea M-J.

Impressive results.


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