July Butterflies [caption id="attachment_1331" align="alignnone" width="750"] monarch on gayfeather[/caption] Many of us learn at an early age that the leaf-munching caterpillar found in the local park will one day stop eating, create a chrysalis, and later emerge as a butterfly. A remarkable process, indeed, but what actually occurs inside the chrysalis has long mystified and amazed scientists and casual observers alike. With a deceptively still outward appearance, the chrysalis has the very big task of breaking down the caterpillar's body ...Continue Reading →