The chrysalis splits open down the center, and the butterfly escapes. Meanwhile, a reddish liquid spills out. That's all the waste the butterfly, née caterpillar, produced during its stay.

Did you know that caterpillars come from butterfly eggs? See pictures of butterflies laying eggs on their host plants.

And when you look like monarch chrysalis, that the magic going ... when Alex has got a new caterpillar or a new butterfly. I come rushing out to see what it is and check it out.

Just don't reach out for them or ... appreciation for a monarch butterfly's intense annual migration. Next, stop by the Butterfly Emergence Gallery, where live chrysalis morph into beautiful ...

The grant, which comes through the Education Foundation ... can learn about their life cycle from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. Students will also learn about adaptation and ...

CHICAGO — While monarch butterfly numbers are up this year ... of their vegetative cover that they retain, Illinois comes in 49th out of 50,” he said. “If there are fewer acres they can ...