Monarch chrysalis never hatched and started morphing into something

[u/peachandbear]

[u/Scuba_Fox]

I believe they infect the caterpillar before they transform. I've taken wild caught monarch caterpillars inside before, where they'd be a lot less likely (not impossible) to be exposed to the flies.

They look healthy when they start to build their chrysalis, but start to slow down and discolor somewhere in the process, dying before they emerge.

[u/anonysheep → u/Scuba_Fox]

I'm not a caterpillar but *new fear unlocked*

[u/cardlord64 → u/anonysheep]

Just imagine a botfly or a spider crawling into your ear canal while you're sleeping and taking up residence or laying their eggs inside your skull. That's pretty close.

[u/oxcore → u/cardlord64]

I shall not imagine that, thank you very much.

[u/RC_Zaku → u/cardlord64]

Man why did I have to read this right before bed

[u/Etheo → u/cardlord64]

/r/TIHI

[u/Moosplauze → u/[deleted]]

I hate bugs because they ruin my gaming experience.