Maturing molt of a Male Orchid
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Jay
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Great pics, Michael!
It is fun when you can catch the molt in action.
Beautiful specimen.
Glad to see the wings dried so nicely.
It is fun when you can catch the molt in action.
Beautiful specimen.
Glad to see the wings dried so nicely.
papilio_
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Thank you Jay! 
I keep them right next to my desk ... and still I'm usually so absorbed in whatever I'm doing that I miss the event most often. It reminded me of the time I caught the female Idolo at nearly the same point in the process, but what a shock it was that time seeing the bloated, seven-inch soft light mass of tissue hanging from the old exuvia!
I keep them right next to my desk ... and still I'm usually so absorbed in whatever I'm doing that I miss the event most often. It reminded me of the time I caught the female Idolo at nearly the same point in the process, but what a shock it was that time seeing the bloated, seven-inch soft light mass of tissue hanging from the old exuvia!
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papilio_
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Thank you dmina!
Of course, you know I took that one just for you!
Of course, you know I took that one just for you!
