A week of growth is clearly a lot for butterfly larvae. Here are some shots and observations from the past week.
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| Thursday, April 28 - After their first night alone in their new homes, the most important thing was to check to see if they had pooped. There it is... |
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| Monday, May 1 - After the weekend they were about twice as big. |
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| Thursday, May 5 - After a week they're much bigger and they have been molting. Molting is the process of shedding pieces of their exoskeleton as they grow. |
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| Friday, May 6 - Showing some signs that they are perhaps getting ready to start forming their chrysalis. They have a silver/white stripe rather then being a solid nearly black colour. They all seem to be moving toward the top of their cups and hanging out on and around the lids. |
Will we return on Monday to find any of our friends in the chrysalis stage? Stay tuned...
