Goliath has Emerged!! :-)

This is Goliath, beginning to emerge from the chrysalis.

He will come out of the chrysalis, up side down, then he will flip right side up.

When he first comes out, his wings are small, soft, and wet. He will pump blood into them, and they will get bigger, but will still be soft. In the sunlight, they will harden and dry.

Now his wings are bigger, and are almost dry. He will hang onto his chrysalis case for about 3 hours. While he is hanging, he coils and uncoils his 2 long proboscises, until they join, and he has only 1. If he does not do this he will not be able to drink. Then he will climb on top of the lid of the jar, and fly.

Did you know: A male has a black dot on each of his back wings, where the female does not?

Did you know: The name chrysalis comes from the Greek word chrysos, which means "gold".