K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

The world of a butterfly

Drying its wings

The butterfly rests near its chrysalis while its wings dry. It is now visible to predators, and after weeks of growth and transformation, many adult butterflies are eaten before they can fly away.

Photograph by Kathryn Walbert

butterfly drying its wings

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Thanks to Richard Stickney, Butterfly Curator at the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, for his help in developing this slideshow. The text of this page is copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved. Images and other media may be licensed separately; see captions for more information and read the fine print. | About the photograph