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Butterfly Eclosing from Chrysalis
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Whole process of eclosure
(Large file: 2 min, 40 seconds)
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Shows pulsating abdomen (20 seconds)		 # 3
Compares pulsing abdomen during eclosure to caterpillar locomotion. 		# 4
Close-up of monarch hanging, with feet grasping ridge of chrysalis, proboscis moving.

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