國立自然科學博物館

許多昆蟲必須經歷過羽化的階段才能蛻變為成蟲，這個階段非常危險且很容易被天敵攻擊，所以在羽化的過程中，都會躲藏在隱密的地方進行。正當這隻六條瓢蟲羽化的時候，被我不經意地發現：原來羽化時的色澤跟平常所看到的顏色不一樣，真是特別，像極了一顆小黃豆。

Many insects undergo eclosion before transforming into adults. This stage is very dangerous as an insect is vulnerable to attack by its natural enemies. Therefore, during eclosion insects often hide, such as this ladybird Cheilomenes sexmaculata that I accidentally discovered. As it turns out, its color during eclosion differs from what we usually see. It looks like a little soybean.

許志遠-羽化成蟲1