Over at cool new blog The Ark In Space they have a rather marvellous article on the chrysalis stage of a butterfly's life complete with an amazing set of images of a variety of butterfly species emerging.

It may look a little spooky to some of you but you have to remember - without this rather Alien looking stage (call for Ellen Ripley now!) we would not have the amazing beauty of the butterfly itself on which to gaze later.  Go take a look at this interesting and informative article.

The Incredible Chrysalis