Cracked Chrysalis, Beautiful Butterfly...

A while ago a friend and collegue gave us a very interesting and delightful gift - a chrysalis of a special Taiwanese butterfly species. He told us to dunk it in water every three or four days, and to wait. Once it warmed up, got more humid and sunny it would emerge and we would be able to watch the metamorphosis process in action, Taiwan Style. So, we waited. Dutifully watering our little fella/fellette, we waited. Then, one day, another chrysalis appeared on Crystals water bottle. Out of nowhere, a different species becmae a part of our life. So, we took it upstairs (to be with the other one, so they would not be too lonely) and waited and watered. We assumed that it would be March-ish before any emergence, so no hoes were raised. Until last night. It started to wiggle. I thought "cool, its getting comfy inside its little home" and took a few pictures and some videos of the squiggling chrysalis. But then, as Crystal was working upstairs, it started to emerge! And she caught it in the act! We raced to get the camera and spent the next half hour watching it try dry its wings and do what a brand new butterfly does. It was awsome! And here are some moments, fresh off the press: