"LIFE CYCLE" of the SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY

These photos are from the beautiful Swallowtail Butterfly I raised from my own backyard wildlife habitat. (The series is also part of my "Life Cycles" Exhibit displayed in Children's Museum of Houston and San Antonio Children's Museum.)

MOTHER LAYING EGG.

SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY EGG.

TINY BABY CATERPILLAR.

THREE STAGES OF CATERPILLAR GROWTH.

DEFENSE ORGANS FROM HEAD POCKET, EMIT STRONG ODOR WHEN FRIGHTENED!

CATERPILLAR PREPARING FOR CHANGE TO CHRYSALIS & NEW CHRYSALIS.

JUST EMERGED FROM CHRYSALIS.

READY FOR FIRST FLIGHT!