Steppin’ Out

5 responses to “Steppin’ Out”

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   gdsanders

   Jul 10, 2005 at 5:26 pm

   Great shot with superb clarity.

   My wife and I were hiking the Rio Santa Barbara canyon in New Mexico last week and literally every tree had a dozen or more cocoons. I have no idea what species but quite a sight to witness.

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   nardell

   Jul 11, 2005 at 1:57 am

   whoa! awesome shot! life is amazing, isn’t it??

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   Techuser

   Jul 11, 2005 at 2:34 am

   cool
   just a little confusing

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   jurvetson

   Jul 11, 2005 at 4:30 am

   oh, it’s a butterfly popping out from its chrysalis. The abdomen is white and still inside the shell. Various silk strands from the caterpillar stage are in the upper right corner.The colorful wings have yet to unfurl and harden (top of photo).

   You can see the outcome in the next photo.

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   boston_camera

   Jul 28, 2005 at 3:46 am

   wild! great capture. it’s interesting to watch this process unfold, isn’t it?

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