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Anise Swallowtail Caterpillar, in the process of becoming a chrysalis, photographed in San Ysidro Canyon.<br> <br> Dozens of chrysalises can be seen on fennel plants in San Ysidro canyon during the Fall when the plants are in seed.
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Canyon Wren nest, at San Ysidro Canyon
Another one for the Sage album. Looks like she fell off Applied Magnetics. (She was so reeking this one day last August that no one was willing to try and wake her up and get her to move.) I'd say "poor girl" but she's obviously living the life...
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Matthew Fienup
Oct 7, 2008
“Anise Swallowtail Caterpillar, in the process of becoming a chrysalis, photographed in San Ysidro Canyon.

Dozens of chrysalises can be seen on fennel plants in San Ysidro canyon during the Fall when the plants are in seed.”  

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