*POETRY WARNING* Caterpillar Soup
chrysalised I am melting reforming what was as it swims my vision the hardening of wings is sharp elbows inside this envelope Curling tongue where once I had teeth will my voice now spiral, not gnash? it's solitary work, metamorphosis just like the skin that no longer fit I'll cast aside this shell and fly 5000 miles to my death in the sun Further Reading: How Does a Caterpillar Turn into a Butterfly? - from Scientific American. You always wanted to know, right? Photos of metamophosis without a cocoon Michael Cook managed to capture photos of a Tussah silkmoth larva that failed to spin a cocoon. Why Millions of Painted Lady Butterflies are Migrating Through California - from WBUR. I witnessed this migration myself in 2001 and represented it in a painting I no longer have. Despite complaints from people who like their cars to be pristine, it was one of the most magical things I've experienced.