VIDEO OF THE WEEK: CATERPILLAR TO CHRYSALIS

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July 20, 2015 (La Mesa) -- Crystal Bowman of La Mesa planted milkweed to attract Monarch butterflies, then moved the larvae into a home-made butterfly house that she built using old screen doors and mesh. Behold the miraculous result, as a Monarch caterpillar transforms into a chrysalis in this video. 

Ultimately, that chrysalis will open to allow a beautiful butterfly to emerge.


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