From the Mouth of Heraldo

chrysalis  (krĭs'ə-lĭs)   

1.   The pupa of certain kinds of insects, especially of moths andbutterflies, that is inactive and enclosed in a firm case orcocoon from which the adult eventually emerges.

2.   The case or cocoon of a chrysalis. 

That big word defined above is the stage I am currently in. This is the time when all the exciting changes take place in a process called metamorphosis. During this stage I’m going from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Right now, I just look like I’m hanging upside down in a sack. I started preparing for this stage when I was about 12 days old. My owner decided to transfer me from my cozy little container into a big glass jar, so the climb to the top of the jar was a little challenging. Thankfully, I have nice sticky feet that allow me to cling to nearly any surface. Once I reached the top of the jar, I centered myself nicely on the top and then hung upside, kind of like you would hang upside down from the monkey bars. For two days you could tell I was still a caterpillar, but now, on the third day, my chrysalis is looking pretty sweet. It has a nice gold luster to it, similar looking to fish scales. I have heard that I will have to be in this stage for about 10 days, but changing into a butterfly is a lot of work and may take more time then that. I will let you know when I come out of my cozy little chrysalis. Now it's time for me to get back to my resting so that I can keep up with all of these changes.