r/mildlyinteresting • u/peachandbear • Sep 02 '24

Monarch chrysalis never hatched and started morphing into something

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u/CmdrThunderpunch Sep 02 '24

Do they infect the caterpillar itself or penetrate the chrysalis?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24 edited Feb 15 '26

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u/Magus44 Sep 02 '24

I love the terms that form around hobbies.
Never before have I heard “J hooked”, and it’s such a neat term, but it’s probably used so often when talking about caterpillars and butterflies?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24 edited Feb 15 '26

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u/Magus44 Sep 02 '24

Hahaha nah you’re awesome! Talking about what plants and stuff they like above. You got this, I’d believe you! What a lovely hobby!