Mrs B's Great Adventure (12) hanging around

Pre-pupation images. Spinning the silken girdle which supports the larvae during their next stage.
They remain with shortened & thickened bodies, gathering strength for pupation.
Imaginal discs and enzymes are already at work.

[FBailey]

Incredible detail, synchronised spinning even! x

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

wonderful collage and details fv!

[Jesika]

@fbailey Many thanks. The back to front lens is wonderful (when I can hold it steady!) for close detail.
jx

[Jesika]

@ziggy77 Thank you, Jo.
j

[Michelle]

Such clarity!

[Jesika]

@bigmxx Thanks, Michelle, it's definitely all change now.
j

[Milanie]

Love these close-ups - wonderfully focused.

[JoeV]

Great close ups, love this journey.

[Jesika]

@milaniet Thanks, MIlanie, I've got to figure out a better light source for when I bring the Outside Ones in for their pupation series.
j

[Jesika]

@joev Thank you, Joe, if they manage to follow pupation, unlike their unusually brief "childhood" as larvae, we've got about 6 or 7 days before eclosion.
j