They are growing very quickly. Despite 95 degree weather, they continue to eat, poop and grow. There are four of them in this photo - look on the leaves on the left.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Twice their size
They are growing very quickly. Despite 95 degree weather, they continue to eat, poop and grow. There are four of them in this photo - look on the leaves on the left.
Monday, June 22, 2009
New leaves
We added new birch leaves today. We will see if all 11 move over to the new leaves, or if they need a little help.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Status Quo
Not much has happened. They might have grown a little bit. We decide that a quarter will be our growth guide. They seem to just spend their lives eating. There are two caterpillars in this picture. They're lime green.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Day one
We picked up our polyphemus moth caterpillars from Margot today. We were suprised to find our habitat had a Mourning Cloak cryssalis in it. We thought we had released that caterpillar!
Magot is an entomologist at the University of Minnesota. She gave us 11 tiny caterpillars, less than 1 cm long, with some birch leaves to eat. We hope they will do well.
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