SATURDAY PHOTO HUNT–SHINY
Posted by Karen on Jun 22 2007
This week’s theme was tough for me. I went through 7 years of pictures and nothing jumped out and said, “Hey! Look at me! I’m shiny.” Then Nick and I took a field trip to the Franklin Park Conservatory for the annual butterfly garden exhibit. In the “chrysalis preparation” area, I spotted these–from the Tithorea tarricina butterfly from Costa Rica! So I snapped a picture with today’s Photohunt in mind. Of course, like most things, they were more impressive in real life, but I think you’ll still see that they shine! Beautiful!
on 22 Jun 2007 at 8:22 pm 1 Sue said …
Those are shiny! I’ve never seen anything like them before. Have a great weekend ..
on 22 Jun 2007 at 8:31 pm 2 Dawn said …
ok, that’s just freaky!
on 22 Jun 2007 at 8:38 pm 3 Heather said …
Wow. Those are amazing, and shiny.
on 22 Jun 2007 at 8:40 pm 4 ipanema said …
Oh they do shine. They’re like gold butterflies,if ever there’s one. Beautiful!
on 22 Jun 2007 at 8:42 pm 5 maiylah said …
wow … that’s interesting! first time i’ve seen something like that. most of the ones that i’ve seen are green.
happy hunting!
ps. love the artworks (Vladstudio) on your sidebar.
on 22 Jun 2007 at 8:58 pm 6 Friday's Child said …
Beautiful.
Mine is up too.
on 22 Jun 2007 at 9:26 pm 7 And Miles To Go.... said …
what a great choice you made for this week!! VERY creative!!
on 22 Jun 2007 at 10:08 pm 8 Betty Jane said …
This is so creative! They definitely are shiny - I thought it was jewelry at first!
on 22 Jun 2007 at 10:38 pm 9 Maleah said …
Very creative and interesting! Happy Saturday.
on 22 Jun 2007 at 11:32 pm 10 Barbara H. said …
Beautiful! Great choice for today. We had a picture of just a few a while back, and I was surprised that they were shiny.
on 22 Jun 2007 at 11:50 pm 11 ginabee said …
Very Cool .. thanks for sharing.
on 23 Jun 2007 at 12:08 am 12 jmb said …
These look pretty shiny to me. It was not an easy theme to find something. It sounds easy but not as it turned out.
on 23 Jun 2007 at 1:22 am 13 yenjai.net said …
Real Crafty.
You have a nice weekend
on 23 Jun 2007 at 1:31 am 14 Lulu said …
Wow…very interesting. I’ve never seen anything like that before. Thanks for sharing! And educating!
on 23 Jun 2007 at 2:40 am 15 Tina said …
Wow, what a luck for you.
They are shining golden, this is really a great picture. *send some sun with the comment* Have a nice weekend.
on 23 Jun 2007 at 3:02 am 16 pat said …
Well, those are definitely shiny and unusual.
Happy Weekend!
on 23 Jun 2007 at 3:29 am 17 jenn in holland said …
Those are absoltely incredible! What a grea find. I don’t think I have ever seen a chrysalis so shiny and brilliant. I must keep my eye out next time at the museum!
on 23 Jun 2007 at 4:17 am 18 jams o donnell said …
Wow those are shiny. Nice shot
on 23 Jun 2007 at 5:02 am 19 Gattina said …
You said it ! it’s beautiful and special too !
on 23 Jun 2007 at 6:04 am 20 Mark said …
Hi, I have seen Red Admiral chrysalis with small flecks of gold but nothing like those, it looks like they have been dipped in something.
Love the pictures down the side, are they part of what you do?
Cheers Mark
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on 23 Jun 2007 at 7:10 am 21 julie said …
Wow,are those real? Amazing nature art.
have a great weekend!
completely 100% real!! Amazing, huh?
on 23 Jun 2007 at 7:11 am 22 eastcoastlife said …
Beautiful butterflies!! I’ve never seen such shiny ones. Great find for this week’s theme!
on 23 Jun 2007 at 7:22 am 23 Paulie said …
WOW! Waiting for it to upload, I wasn’t sure what I would see. I have never seen anything like it. Great entry!
Thanks for visiting my site.
on 23 Jun 2007 at 7:24 am 24 letha said …
Wow they are so pretty.
on 23 Jun 2007 at 7:24 am 25 Dana said …
Very cool. Goes great with today’s theme.
on 23 Jun 2007 at 7:26 am 26 Dragonheart said …
Wow, they are very shiny! Beautiful and unusual!
on 23 Jun 2007 at 9:09 am 27 Criz Lai said …
Nice shiny butterflies. I have not seen those before. Happy Weekend
on 23 Jun 2007 at 11:03 am 28 Judi said …
great photo. very unique for today!
on 23 Jun 2007 at 12:49 pm 29 lissa said …
Those are great! Are they butterfly cocoons?
They are butterfly chrysalises. I didn’t know this until I started home schooling, but a butterfly makes a chrysalis, a moth makes a cocoon.
Useless trivia fact for you. 
on 23 Jun 2007 at 8:48 pm 30 MamaBearJune said …
Looks like jewelry!
on 23 Jun 2007 at 11:33 pm 31 srp said …
Wow! These are so shiny! I never knew a butterfly chrysalis could look like this! I have seen an insect, a beetle with the shape of a ladybug but with a bright metallic gold exoskeleton! Very fascinating!
on 24 Jun 2007 at 12:03 am 32 Vader's Mom said …
Oh wow!
on 24 Jun 2007 at 12:41 am 33 Miz said …
Wow, those are beautiful! They look like jewelry.
on 24 Jun 2007 at 2:08 pm 34 meeyauw said …
Are those man-made or natural? They are amazing and beautiful.
Completely 100% natural. In about a week, butterflies will emerge from them!
on 25 Jun 2007 at 3:16 am 35 Jose said …
Most of my ideas for photo hunters happen just a few hours before I have to post. These are cool looking to say the least, I am glad you found an appropiate thing for the theme at the last moment.
on 25 Jun 2007 at 1:52 pm 36 mar said …
Oh, they are really shiny!!!
on 29 Jun 2007 at 2:04 pm 37 Opal: The Mac Diva said …
They definitely do shine.