Recycled Monarch chrysalis earrings - Green tone Praying Mantis (Mantodea) Size: 60mm high x 35mm

Size: 60mm high x 35mm wide

Size: 19mm wide x 15mm high

This impressive Bull ant lonely queen earring was proudly handcrafted and designed by me in Australia

Martha Iserman is an American scientific illustrator based in Australia that enjoys designing colourful insects

Size: 18mm high x 17mm wide

Recycled Monarch chrysalis earrings - Green tone Praying Mantis (Mantodea) Size: 60mm high x 35mmThese earrings were made with real Monarch butterfly chrysalises, resin and 925 Sterling silver. The chrysalises were empty or dead when we sourced them from a local breeder in Mt Glorious, QLD. They died naturally because a parasitoid fly was consuming the internal body of the caterpillars before turning into chrysalises. A hairy fly emerged from the shell of each chrysalis, and not a butterfly. Instead of trowing them into the bin, I asked the