Wednesday, August 26, 2009

All have coccooned and are in the fridge

Our entomologist sent an e-mail saying that some or her polyphemuses (pl?) hatched after just two weeks in the cocoon. She advised that we unstick them from the cage and put them in a brown paper bag in the fridge till mid October. Those guys were really stuck on there! One made its cocoon on the side of the yogurt container we were using to hold the birch twigs, and you can see the nutrition label on it!

Friday, August 7, 2009

Three coccoon!

We hired a pet sitter while we went up north for five days. Got back and three had decided to spin. One is silky, and at the top of the cage. The two others chose to wrap themselves in leaves, one loose and one attached to the bottom of the cage. Really a surprise!