With so many monarch butterfly chrysalis showing off its brilliant dark colors – the green chrysalis becoming translucent- showcasing its time to emerge, I am glued to the butterfly house waiting for their arrival. It’s such a thrill to watch nature at its finest.

The butterfly emerges headfirst with small and shriveled wings. As it pumps body fluid through its wings they grow in size. The butterfly will remain in the same spot for up to two hours drying its wings, hardening them getting ready for flight. According to Arizona State University School of Life Sciences, during the two hours it is also waiting for air to replace some of its fluids.