According to Wikipedia, Juan/ita should be hatching as a fully fledged monarch butterfly sometime within the next 2-5 days. I might be imagining it, but the chrysalis looks like it’s getting lighter, which, if my research is correct, may be a sign that it’s going to hatch soon. I know the chrysalis turns clear right before the monarch emerges but I don’t know for sure if it gradually turns lighter or not. It must, right? The yellow spots that were on the outside of the chrysalis are now shiny and golden metallic but I doubt that would show up in pics.

Since butterflies usually hatch/emerge in the morning, according to Wikipedia, I’ll probably miss the big event, but hopefully the kids will be able to see it.

So, since I probably won’t see it happen, I probably won’t get pics of it happening, but that’s okay because this video that Lisa Cole posted last weekend does a way better job of showing the entire process than I could ever do. Enjoy!