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#1
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dapjwy
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10-24-2012, 07:58 PM
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![]() Great idea for an article, Turttle! ...and a great job writing it.
Hopefully anyone searching "how to raise a caterpillar" will come across this (and our wonderful site). Just two suggestions: Quote:
I prefer you put quotes around "weeds"...smile...I don't view native plants as weeds...though I guess some in the general public might. Quote:
Having just read up a bit on the wooly bear caterpillar (thanks again, suunto), I thought you could add "such as..." for example: "It will eat a wide variety of plants, such as birch, elm, maples, asters, sunflowers, spinach, cabbage, grass, and plantain" (credit Wooly Bear Caterpillar) ...although, I guess the "yellow bear" may have a different list of host plants. I was really happy to see that you suggested that it might be best to return it to the wild. You may want to reiterate that it should be put back on the same plant where it was found...or at least NEAR the where it was found (assuming the child remembers the general location at least). Again, thank you for writing such a great peice that will be of help to countless parents, I'm sure. |
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#2
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Equilibrium
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11-12-2012, 02:01 PM
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![]() Very very nice!!! Well done!!! Another great flutterby article.
-- "Some caterpillars have stinging hairs and are painful or cause itchy rashes if handled." How true... how true. Really glad you mentioned that. I held 1 up recently on a twig to get a better photo of it and the wind blew it smack dab into my nose then the pinky of the hand I was holding the camera up to my face with. I ended up laying on my belly on a boardwalk flushing my face with water. We're talking pain here... stinging nettle and chigger type pain. A lot of pain from such a little critter!!! |
#3
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WildJeff
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02-04-2013, 07:21 PM
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![]() Really cool article! I agree about letting kids know they're happiest in the wild, and trying to help them appreciate the nature spaces they really belong in, particularly the monarch butterfly. What's nice is that milkweed is very common! What would you think about transporting a caterpillar from one area where milkweed grows wild, to another one that's closer to home, so that kids can see it more often and easily?
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#4
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dapjwy
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02-04-2013, 07:38 PM
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I'd be interested in what others have to say, but I'd think, as long as they are sure it is the same host plant, it would be a good experience for kids to make a connection close to home where they can watch the grow and change. There is another great reason to plant natives close to home, so kids can see what they draw in. ![]() |
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#5
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KC Clark
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02-26-2013, 05:40 PM
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![]() Quote:
Some US butterfly cats that shed 4 times are Garita Skipperling, Common Ringlet, California Sister, Arctic Fritillary, and most of the "Blue" and "Hairstreak" butterflies (Anna's Blue, Melissa Blue, Northern Blue, Silvery Blue, Sylvan Hairstreak, Juniper Hairstreak, Sheridan's Hairstreak, etc.). Take my word for it, there are a bunch. Some butterfly cats that shed 6 times are Common Branded Skipper, Western Branded Skipper, Snowberry Checkerspot, Mormon Fritillary, Hydaspe Fritillary, Atlantis Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, and a bunch more fritillaries. |
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