12 All that remains

The caterpillar's final skin, shrugged off as it wriggles to transform itself from larva to pupa. I often wonder if it hurts, it certainly looks exhausting and painful.
A 7 image in-camera stack

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[Ko*]

Really amazing, beautiful image Jesika... fav and thank you for sharing that adventure last few days

[Sue Cooper]

Amazing. A story with a happy ending.

[Jesika]

@susiemc There's a long way to go, Sue, hopefully we'll get to see the eclosion (emergence) of the butterfly. If not this one, there are several others so with luck and a following wind...
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[Jesika]

@madeinnl Thank you, now we wait until the beautiful butterfly puts in its appearance.
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[KoalaGardens🐨]

never seen detail anything like this!!! wow

[Jesika]

@koalagardens astonishing, isn't it? I find it endlessly fascinating and so frustrating when they do the clever things when my back is turned!
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[Milanie]

Wow - such detail

[Dreich]

Incredible-looks like a nice dessert

[Jesika]

@steveandkerry Strange you should say that, I had the same thought, at least if photographed from this angle. I have other shots which show more of the setae but it looks more crunched & less interesting. I suppose it's only right that the head should be at the top.
Thank you
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[Jesika]

@milaniet Thank you, Milanie, now we wait for the chrysalis to fully harden.
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