Metamorphosis, Interrupted

[lblanchard]

Here's a series of photos, over three days, showing the progress from the possible impalement on the Sempervivum to the final fall from the oak sapling.




September 1, afternoon


September 1, after I moved him


September 1, after I moved him


September 2, 9:30 a.m. -- still twitching a little


September 2, 2:30 p.m., no longer moving


September 2, 4:50 p.m. -- stiff and hard


September 3, 9:45 a.m. -- decomposition well advanced


That's it. I have no caterpillar, no pupa, no butterfly, and precious little remaining parsley. If any of these guys show up again, I'm going to nip them in the egg -- or at least the second instar.

Comments

[momomom.livejournal.com]

Awww, sorry about that. They really are easy to get a bit attached to.

[momomom.livejournal.com]

Oh, fool that I am, I moved a Tomato Hornworm to a different site yesterday after thinking about killing it. They are so big and personable.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Tomato hornworm grows up to be a death's head moth, no? I could soooo not get attached to something with that name.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

You see what I meant about this not being a proper poop...

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Oh! Poor little chap:-((

Saw plenty of dead butterflies in an old house in Maybole today - no wonder they're all dying out. They keep wandering indoors and getting trapped in fluorescent light casings...