Two monarch butterfly chrysalises with one day difference in development, the left one nearly ready for eclosion as wings are showing through the shel

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Two monarch butterfly chrysalises with one day difference in development, the left one nearly ready for eclosion as wings are showing through the shell

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Size: 3200px × 2133px
Location: Creek County, OK
Photo credit: © Sari O'Neal / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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