Cocoon Collection (#9)

Emerging red admiral butterfly. Image 1 of 11. Chrysalis of a red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atlanta) suspended from a stinging nettle leaf

Chrysalis, SEM
Chrysalis, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). A chrysalis is the name for the pupa of butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)

Pupa, SEM
Pupa. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Lepidopteran pupa

Cicada emerging from chrysalis
Cicada (Cicadoidea) shortly after emerging from its chrysalis. Photographed in Gunung Mulu National Park, in Sarawak, the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo

Brown tail moth larvae C010 / 6339
Brown tail moth larvae. Colony of the larvae (caterpillars) of the brown tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea). This is a European night-flying moth

Comet Moth
Madagascar, Comet Moth (Argema mittrei) Emerging from cocoon Photographed in Madagascar in July

Swallowtail butterfly emerging
Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly emerging from its cocoon (centre left). Photographed in Israel, in August

Spaghetti worm cocoon
Spaghetti worm (Cirratulus cirratus) cocoon. Spaghetti worms are polychaetes, which are a class of marine annelid (segmented) worm

A female Wolf spider with egg
Female Wolf spider (Pisaura mirabilis) with egg cocoon held beneath the abdomen. The mother travels around with this until the spiderlings are ready to emerge

Wasp Spider -by cocoon - Bedfordshire UK 008132
BB-1938 Wasp Spider - by cocoon Bedfordshire UK Agriope bruennichi Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wasp Spider -by cocoon - Bedfordshire UK 008129
BB-1936 Wasp Spider - by cocoon Bedfordshire UK Agriope bruennichi Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Parrotfish - sleeping in the safety of it's sand spotted mucus cocoon
VT-8717 Parrotfish - sleeping in the safety of it's sand spotted mucus cocoon. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Scarus sp The cocoon is made by inflating the mucus coating on the fishes scales

Parrotfish - sleeping in the safety of its sand spotted mucus cocoon. The cocoon is made by inflating the mucus coating
VT-8719 Parrotfish - sleeping in the safety of its sand spotted mucus cocoon Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Scarus sp. The cocoon is made by inflating the mucus coating on the fishes scales

Spotted Fritillary Butterfly pupa. UK
DOW-246 Spotted Fritillary Butterfly pupa. UK Melitaea didyma Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly pupa. About to hatch - wing markings showing. UK
DOW-233 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly pupa. About to hatch - wing markings showing. UK Aglais urticae Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Newly emerged White Plume Moth with pupal case. UK
DOW-227 Newly emerged White Plume Moth with pupal case UK Pterophorus pentadactyla Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged Small Tortoisehell Butterfly with puplal case. UK
DOW-236 Newly emerged Small Tortoisehell Butterfly with pupal case UK Aglais urticae Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged Small Tortoishell Butterfly on pupal case. UK
DOW-235 Newly emerged Small Tortoishell Butterfly on pupal case. UK Aglais urticae Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on pupal case. UK
DOW-234 Newly emerged Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on pupal case. UK Aglais urticae Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Comma Butterfly chrysalis. UK
DOW-201 Comma Butterfly chrysalis. UK Polygonia c-album Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged Comma Butterfly on pupal case. UK
DOW-213 Newly emerged Comma Butterfly on pupal case. UK Polygonia c-album Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Harlequin Ladybird larva and pupa. UK
DOW-232 Harlequin Ladybird larva and pupa. UK Harmonia axyridis Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged Peacock Butterfly with pupal case. UK
DOW-230 Newly emerged Peacock Butterfly with pupal case. UK Inachis io Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Helena moth - emerging from a hole scratched in the softened cocoon wall by projections on the moths shoulder
AUS-495 Helena moth - emerging from a hole scratched in the softened cocoon wall by projections on the moths shoulder Australia Opodiphthera helena Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp. )
AUS-391 Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp.). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant
AUS-390 Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant. Australia-wide Camponotus sp

Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-386 Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions. Australia Crematogaster sp

Sugar ants - guarding larvae and pupae of the butterfly Ogyrus genoveva in exchange for sweet secretions from
AUS-387 Sugar ants - guarding larvae and pupae of the butterfly Ogyrus genoveva in exchange for sweet secretions from the larvae

Green tree or Weaver ants - milking honeydew from protege butterfly larva (Hypolycaena phorbas)
AUS-394 Green tree or Weaver ants - milking honeydew from protege butterfly larva (Hypolycaena phorbas). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Blue Bottle Maggot Pupa on rotting meat, UK
SPH-160 BLUEBOTTLE / Blowfly MAGGOT - pupae x1 on rotting meat. UK Calliphora vomitoria Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pupa of a butterfly - underneath a leaf - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia
MAR-951 Pupa of a butterfly - underneath a leaf Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cicada emerged from nymphal case - Andasibe-Mantadia National Park - Madagascar
MAR-1150 Cicada emerged from nymphal case Andasibe-Mantadia National Park - Madagascar Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pupa of Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing Colombia
MAR-102 Pupa of Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing - under leaf Colombia Mechanitis polymnia Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Convolvulus Hawk Moth - pupa
JLMO-283 Convolvulus Hawk-Moth - pupae Herse convolvuli John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

7 Spot Ladybird JLMO 1437 Emerging from pupa Coccinella septempunctata © John Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLMO-1437 7-Spot Ladybird - emerging from pupae Coccinella septempunctata John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pupa of Black Fly Simulium JC 156 © John Clegg / ARDEA LONDON
JC-156 Pupa of Black Fly Simulium John Clegg Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lesser Wanderer / African Monarch / Golden Daniid / Plain Tiger Butterfly. emerging from chrysalis. Sequence 5 of 5
ASW-603-m Lesser Wanderer / African Monarch / Golden Daniid / Plain Tiger Butterfly.emerging from chrysalis Sequence 5 of 5 Danaus chrysippus Alan J. S

Monarch Butterfly - Hatching sequence 6 of 6
JZ-2762 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly - Hatching sequence 6 of 6 USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Monarch Butterfly - Hatching sequence 5 of 6
JZ-2761 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly - Hatching sequence 5 of 6 USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Monarch Butterfly - Hatching sequence 2 of 6
JZ-2758 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly - Hatching sequence 2 of 6 USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar - Hatching sequence 1 of 6
JZ-2757 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly Caterpillar - Hatching sequence 1 of 6 USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spider - Tarantula laying its eggs on a silk cocoon
PPG-1529 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - laying its eggs on a silk cocoon Lasiodora parahybana Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spider - Tarantula - preparing its cocoon with the eggs inside
PPG-1527 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - preparing its cocoon with the eggs inside. Lasiodora parahybana Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

2-spot Ladybird Pupa UK
SPH-634 2-spot Ladybird Pupa UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

2-spot Ladybird Recently formed pupa, UK
SPH-630 2-Spot Ladybird- recently formed pupa UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

2-spot Ladybird Larva about to pupate, UK
SPH-629 2-SPOT LADYBIRD - larvae about to pupate UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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"Cocoon: Nature's Mystical Transformations Unveiled" Witness the intricate dance of life as a honey bee tends to its queen and workers on a comb, creating a harmonious cocoon of productivity. Behold the awe-inspiring sight of a tarantula, delicately carrying an egg cocoon to its nest, ensuring the survival of future generations in this mesmerizing display of maternal instinct. Delve into the enchanting world of butterflies with the painted lady butterfly's captivating life cycle - from tiny eggs to vibrant caterpillars and finally, graceful adult butterflies taking flight. Immerse yourself in nature's artistry as you explore the illustrated life cycle of the majestic Swallowtail Butterfly, witnessing its transformation from pupa to stunning winged beauty. Lose yourself in tranquility amidst blooming lotus flowers in Mantova, Italy; their delicate petals unfurling like cocoons revealing ethereal beauty that captivates hearts and minds alike. Marvel at the ingenuity displayed by bagworms constructing larval cases using plant fragments - nature's architects fashioning protective cocoons for their metamorphosis. Discover the secrets behind silk production as you observe silk moths and silkworms thriving on mulberry trees; witness how they spin their silky cocoons with meticulous precision. Encounter one of nature's most peculiar creatures - meet the lobster moth (Stauropus fagi) whose unique cocoon-like appearance conceals astonishing surprises within its transformative journey. Journey inside a silk moth's cross-sectioned cocoon and marvel at its intricate layers; each thread woven with purpose symbolizes resilience and rebirth hidden beneath fragile exteriors. Let your senses be transported by voice and violin intertwining harmoniously like threads weaving through a musical cocoon, enveloping listeners in melodies that stir souls. Immerse yourself in the captivating imagery of Picture No.