Sunday, August 21, 2011
The Real Fun...
...is just beginning! Look how much the Hickory Horned Devils grew this week! Grandma took good care of them while we were on vacation. She said they were little chow hounds and really put away the leaves. All the dark spines that cover their bodies are sharp but the larva don't bite. They are 52 days old today. Probably within the week they will pupate. Then we get to wait until next May to see the adult Royal Walnut Moths. Right now they are in an aquarium on our kitchen table. I can hear them chewing their Sweet Gum leaves as I type this post. They are actually quite loud and it is interesting to watch them chew and eat.
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2 comments:
WOW!!!!!! That's soooooo hard to believe how BIG they've gotten!!!!! And your documentation of the whole processes has been STELLAR!!!! And having them on you, in the picture, is AMAZING!!!! With their appearance you'd swear they would have a terrible bit! Just goes to show, literally, you can't tell a book by it's cover. In this case a caterpillar. ;- D WONDERFUL JOB Annette!!!!
I say WOW too! They are so cool,I love bugs & insects of all kinds,phyllis
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