26K views · 226 reactions | Video Description: Time lapse of a monarch butterfly emerging from a chrysalis. | Smithsonian | Facebook

18K views · 61 reactions | Watch a butterfly break out of its chrysalis. This time-lapse captures the moment it unfolds its wings and completes its transformation | Xinhua Culture&Travel | Facebook

Eclosion is the term used to describe a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. Once completely out of the chrysalis, the butterfly will hang upside down using gravity to help pump meconium throughout its wings. They will soon fully expand and dry off allowing the butterfly to take flight. Video: Time-lapse of monarch butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, Rachel Stein/USFWS. (There is no audio.) | Seney National Wildlife Refuge

5.8K views · 144 reactions | The transformation of a butterfly, known as complete metamorphosis, is a four-stage life cycle: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult. During the pupal stage, the caterpillar’s body breaks down and is rebuilt into a new form, culminating in the emergence of the winged adult butterfly. A beautiful video by @ruiruito | Roar Wildlife News | Facebook

20K views · 835 reactions | Behind the scenes of our new butterfly-emergence experience! Biologist Tim Wong on how your visit—and the free-flying butterflies you'll see here—contributes to rainforest conservation. | California Academy of Sciences | Facebook