Time-Lapse Video of a Painted Lady Butterfly
Available Video Sources:
YouTubeTime-lapse video of the painted lady butterfly while in orbit aboard the International Space Station. This video is a compilation of images captured of the habitat over a three-week period. Watch the larva eat and grow, pupate, emerge as butterflies, drink from the nectar feeder, flap around, and interact with one another.
Funding
Developed and conducted in collaboration with BioServe Space Technologies of the University of Colorado, and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
National Space Biomedical Research Institute
This work was supported by National Space Biomedical Research Institute through NASA cooperative agreement NCC 9-58.
Houston Endowment Inc.
Foundations for the Future: Capitalizing on Technology to Promote Equity, Access and Quality in Elementary Science Education; Opening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural Sciences
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Science Education Leadership Fellows Program
Grant Numbers: 51006084, 51004102, 51000105