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#caterpillar — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. All 5 Black Swallowtail caterpillars have now formed chrysalids. Oddly enough, the final caterpillar decided to position itself right in between two existing chrysalids, a tight squeeze. And the upper chrysalis shown here is slightly larger than the other two; possibly a female?

    See ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/

    #insects #butterflies #butterfly #lepidoptera #caterpillar #entomology #ecology #biology #biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #butterflyphotography #naturestudy

  2. Four out of the 5 Black Swallowtail caterpillars have either formed or are in the process of forming chrysalids. In the photo the upper caterpillar has assumed the characteristic J shape prior to becoming a chrysalis, and the bottom one has completed forming the chrysalis.

    See ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/.

    #insects #butterflies #butterfly #lepidoptera #caterpillar #entomology #ecology #biology #biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #butterflyphotography #naturestudy

  3. We now have 5 Black Swallowtail caterpillars on the garden Fennel. We collected them and have sacrificed more Fennel so that the cats (to use the cool/nerdy lepidopterist's slang for caterpillars) are now ensconced in a luxurious cage for observation. We thus hope to guide them on their journey to butterfly-hood.

    #insects #butterflies #butterfly #lepidoptera #caterpillar #entomology #ecology #biology #biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #butterflyphotography #naturestudy

  4. Melloona – where things grow a little differently

    • ♥ ! • Happy Fantasy Faire • ! ♥ • It’s that time of the year again. Every year I think I know what to expect, and every year it still feels a bit unreal when everything finally comes together. What starts as scattered ideas becomes a world of its own. This year, Luna and I sponsored and built Melloona. Melloona is a quiet, curious realm where the familiar turns gently impossible. Expect wild colors, vines and of course, melons. It doesn’t shout, it hums softly and […]

    alruniaahn.wordpress.com/2026/

  5. All of the cool, stripy swallowtail caterpillars are having a party in our garden. The invitation said something about hanging out later. #caterday #caterpillar #gardeninsects #butterflies