Silken Pause: Black Swallowtail in Transformation

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Uploaded by Jade Vincentini on 23 Sep 2025 in London

A black swallowtail caterpillar anchors itself with a delicate silk sling—nature’s own safety harness—just moments before beginning its miraculous transformation. Captured in striking detail with a Nikon Z6ii macro setup, this image freezes the quiet power of metamorphosis at the very edge of change.