tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post5224870310681802185..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: From Caterpillar to ChrysalisLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-41104983158854850682011-06-14T07:42:14.432-07:002011-06-14T07:42:14.432-07:00Wow - what an amazing post. Well done with the pr...Wow - what an amazing post. Well done with the protective habitat. Looking forward to the butterfly photos.Byddi - We didn't come here for the grass...http://www.byddi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-81393842965769043602011-06-11T20:51:24.795-07:002011-06-11T20:51:24.795-07:00Aha! Anise & fennel, now I get it...Aha! Anise & fennel, now I get it...camissonia (Arleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10156059239148602974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-1458303531861596732011-06-11T18:50:40.128-07:002011-06-11T18:50:40.128-07:00Jennifer: Since I can't actually see then dim...Jennifer: Since I can't actually see then diminish the leaves that they're munching on, it is rather astonishing how much they poop.<br /><br />Judy: Would you believe that I've never read this book?<br /><br />LKW: I've got Dutchman's Pipe growing in our garden, in the hopes of attracting a Pipevine Swallowtail. So far, no luck. They haven't found my tiny urban backyard.<br /><br />Darice: I brought the caterpillars in this year, mostly because all of last year's got eaten. I hope to help them out.<br /><br />Camissonia: The caterpillars are eating garden fennel, which is actually quite a ferocious weed in California. The female lays her eggs on our fennel, which is fun to watch.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-26324922404111566652011-06-11T18:46:15.410-07:002011-06-11T18:46:15.410-07:00Clare: I thought you might like this.
Eliza: On...Clare: I thought you might like this.<br /><br />Eliza: One story in our family's mythology was about the zillions of preying mantises that hatched in my grandmother's fine linen drawer. And then there's the story of the dead songbirds in the freezer. The apple doesn't fall very far from the tree, in my family.<br /><br />Christine: that webcam would be about as exciting as watching paint dry.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-77090310223706350232011-06-11T18:43:45.030-07:002011-06-11T18:43:45.030-07:00Alli: I've been staring at the cage, willing ...Alli: I've been staring at the cage, willing the butterflies to emerge. So far, nothin'.<br /><br />Kay: I rather love that you left the dead-looking thing in the kitchen, just in case.<br /><br />West Vista: Have you done this? It's easy and I'm still finding caterpillars. Perhaps you could find some on a patch of wild fennel.<br /><br />Nataline: I'm not holding my breath. I expect that they'll emerge when I'm in the shower or out buying dental floss, or something.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-87941141626802608052011-06-10T16:49:01.721-07:002011-06-10T16:49:01.721-07:00Beautiful. What plant material were they feasting ...Beautiful. What plant material were they feasting on, btw?camissonia (Arleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10156059239148602974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-11017315137264771762011-06-10T15:58:23.762-07:002011-06-10T15:58:23.762-07:00Swallowtails are gorgeous. I hope you can see emer...Swallowtails are gorgeous. I hope you can see emerge!<br /><br />We raised monarchs (in a screen cage) and it was wonderful to watch them emerge. Plus I think we actually increased the local population exponentially with our four adults monarchs -- outdoor caterpillars didn't seem to stick around long. :(DariceMoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717080986486235766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-91880821841275751442011-06-10T12:47:10.668-07:002011-06-10T12:47:10.668-07:00Your photos of anise swallowtails are great -- lov...Your photos of anise swallowtails are great -- love the caterpillar progression.<br /><br />We have black, tiger, spicebush, pipevine, and zebra swallowtails as our common swallowtails - all with different host plants. <br /><br />Black swallowtails eat fennel here and look a lot like the anise swallowtails. Enjoy!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-6940113775010897032011-06-09T13:51:08.324-07:002011-06-09T13:51:08.324-07:00Fun! Hope you've read Eric Carle's Very H...Fun! Hope you've read Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar!Judy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05591607125583963544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-49222611014237619352011-06-08T12:41:54.856-07:002011-06-08T12:41:54.856-07:00We're raising a swallowtail caterpillar right ...We're raising a swallowtail caterpillar right now too! They are amazing how fast they grow - and how much they poop! And I love that you can actually hear them chomp their fennel - crunch cruch.Jennifer Caleshuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168306132324883564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-49221403629295258922011-06-07T04:16:24.102-07:002011-06-07T04:16:24.102-07:00What amazing photos! I am looking forward to seein...What amazing photos! I am looking forward to seeing them emerge.Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-76066532558190342011-06-06T16:33:56.257-07:002011-06-06T16:33:56.257-07:00you're so lucky they are gorgeous!!!you're so lucky they are gorgeous!!!Dirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-41145230190187641592011-06-06T11:35:24.085-07:002011-06-06T11:35:24.085-07:00Ummm, webcam?! Please?Ummm, webcam?! Please?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-80871906047353924492011-06-06T10:04:18.301-07:002011-06-06T10:04:18.301-07:00Awesome! We love raising these and other caterpill...Awesome! We love raising these and other caterpillars, too. One of my favorites was a hummingbird clearwing moth we found as a caterpillar (or the time luna moths hatched out all over the house).Eliza @ Appalachian Feethttp://www.appalachianfeet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-7342039211721346932011-06-06T08:29:39.621-07:002011-06-06T08:29:39.621-07:00How exciting! I can't wait to see them emerge...How exciting! I can't wait to see them emerge!Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-65153212904318319652011-06-06T07:04:44.041-07:002011-06-06T07:04:44.041-07:00Whoo hoo!!! So exciting! Hope you are there to t...Whoo hoo!!! So exciting! Hope you are there to take photos when they emerge!Natalinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-11573618985686306222011-06-06T06:09:55.907-07:002011-06-06T06:09:55.907-07:00Great photos. Cool that you fostered them.Great photos. Cool that you fostered them.http://westvistaurbanfarmschool.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-58563578421210765642011-06-06T03:54:21.571-07:002011-06-06T03:54:21.571-07:00My daughter loves caterpillars - and lots of other...My daughter loves caterpillars - and lots of other bugs (but goes into hysterical freakouts when she sees a spider - go figure). Two years ago she had captured a caterpillar (aka callipitter, she still calls them) in a bug box, and it was doing well, eating it's leaves, etc. One morning I noticed it hanging in a weird position near the top of the bug box - it wasn't moving, looked kind of shriveled up, and I just assumed we had murdered it in some way. But just in case, I set it on the back of the kitchen counter. Three days later it became a pretty little butterfly!!! (An Admiral.)<br />So I said all that to say that if our guy can survived being "loved" by a (then) 6 year old, I'm sure you did no damage by merely touching one of your "callipitters" ;-) Looking forward to the rest of the story!!Kay/The Little Foxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438560270883028887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-43058499002781902482011-06-06T03:50:23.934-07:002011-06-06T03:50:23.934-07:00Great job! We've never been lucky enough to s...Great job! We've never been lucky enough to see a butterfly emerge from a chrysalis. We always seem to just miss it. It's still pretty amazing!Allihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276703046393568484noreply@blogger.com