A friend at church gave us some polyphemus moth eggs in a little baggie a little over a week ago. She told us they’d probably hatch by Thursday, so when Thursday rolled around, then Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I figured the eggs hadn’t made it. Well, today, I picked them up to throw them away and lo and behold! There were four tiny caterpillars in the baggie! I’m not sure exactly when they hatched as I hadn’t looked at them in a few days, but here they are now. I’m hoping they make it because it’ll be a great experience for the girls if they do!
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| Here you can see two of the tiny caterpillars. This picture makes them look bigger than they actually are. They’re SO little! |
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| Here you can see the outline of a third. I was so excited to see he’d taken a bite of the leaf!! Wikepedia (I know…not the most reliable site, but I usually believe it on things like this) said that these caterpillars will eat more than 86,000 times their own weight in two months! We’re going to need a lot of leaves!! |
This is what those tiny little caterpillars will grow into! Isn’t it amazing? I’m excited to watch.
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And here’s what they’ll look like after metamorphasis. God’s design is just incredible!
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