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Justin
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a couple from this afternoon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnskyliner34/5001128792/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnskyliner34/5001128570/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnskyliner34/5001128792/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnskyliner34/5001128570/
TFT
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Aye, a lot of work went into that
For any UK'ers its a place called Blickley Hall in Norfolk, I was looking for some gardening ideas
jevery
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The purpose is to watch the transformation.
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A co-worker at my job has an exceptional interest in butterflies and he gave me 9 larva. In the late summer he plants a large planter of dill plants. The butterflies are attracted to the smell and deposit eggs on the dill. Here in Oklahoma it's mostly Monarchs and the Oklahoma State Butterfly, Black Swallowtails. When the larva hatch they are a little smaller than a rice grain. At that point it's possible to distinguish the species. He then places 8 to 12 of a single species in a gallon jar with parsley for food and a stick or two where the caterpillars can make their cocoons. Within 5 or 6 days they have grown to the size in the pictures - A little smaller than a little finger. Shortly after they make a cocoon and within another 5 or 7 days they emerge as butterflies. They are then released to the wild. Pretty amazing thing to watch really. I'll post some pictures of the final stage soon.
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Here's one of the cocoons - Some are greenish and some brownish. I guess they chose an appropriate color for camouflage.
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I have 9 cocoons, but two have emerged and been released while I was at work.
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My Wife took some bad pictures,
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That is the underside of the wing which looks completely different from the top side.
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Here's a stock photo of the topside.
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I'll get some good pictures of the next one to emerge.
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The purpose is to watch the transformation.
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A co-worker at my job has an exceptional interest in butterflies and he gave me 9 larva. In the late summer he plants a large planter of dill plants. The butterflies are attracted to the smell and deposit eggs on the dill. Here in Oklahoma it's mostly Monarchs and the Oklahoma State Butterfly, Black Swallowtails. When the larva hatch they are a little smaller than a rice grain. At that point it's possible to distinguish the species. He then places 8 to 12 of a single species in a gallon jar with parsley for food and a stick or two where the caterpillars can make their cocoons. Within 5 or 6 days they have grown to the size in the pictures - A little smaller than a little finger. Shortly after they make a cocoon and within another 5 or 7 days they emerge as butterflies. They are then released to the wild. Pretty amazing thing to watch really. I'll post some pictures of the final stage soon.
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Here's one of the cocoons - Some are greenish and some brownish. I guess they chose an appropriate color for camouflage.
.
.
I have 9 cocoons, but two have emerged and been released while I was at work.
.
.
My Wife took some bad pictures,
.
.
That is the underside of the wing which looks completely different from the top side.
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Here's a stock photo of the topside.
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I'll get some good pictures of the next one to emerge.
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TFT
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Now that is nature working at its best. How the transformation from a caterpillar thats filled with gooey stuff transforms into a beautiful butterfly is awesome.:good:
Over here we get the green/yellow or hairy brown caterpillars (you can tell I'm no expert on this)
and I believe the hairy ones turn into moths and the green/yellows turn into our common butterfly.
It's a transformation we take for granted, but the strange thing is how most people hate caterpillars and see them as a pest but love butterflies.
Over here we get the green/yellow or hairy brown caterpillars (you can tell I'm no expert on this)
and I believe the hairy ones turn into moths and the green/yellows turn into our common butterfly.It's a transformation we take for granted, but the strange thing is how most people hate caterpillars and see them as a pest but love butterflies.
