tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944348223421619571.post7714988676015709602..comments2023-06-29T11:20:13.350-04:00Comments on The Wright Place: Butterfly, ButterflyGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466944413387670548noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944348223421619571.post-57159123328644103042011-09-29T21:31:39.861-04:002011-09-29T21:31:39.861-04:00We caught all moths. And some never hatched. But...We caught all moths. And some never hatched. But, it was so fun to catch them and watch them do their thing. I made sure to look each one up to learn it's proper name and how long the hibernating cycle is. I also bought a butterfly bush in hopes of attracting more :)Deborah Warenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944348223421619571.post-30644570788672132152011-09-29T08:05:05.023-04:002011-09-29T08:05:05.023-04:00Wow Deborah! I never thought of scooping up a cate...Wow Deborah! I never thought of scooping up a caterpillar from the great outdoors! Ha! How smart was that??? Was it a butterfly or a moth that emerged?Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466944413387670548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944348223421619571.post-31605708782563321662011-09-28T21:27:36.453-04:002011-09-28T21:27:36.453-04:00Last spring we picked up caterpillars and put them...Last spring we picked up caterpillars and put them in our empty fish tank. (If the caterpillars are walking around aimlessly - on the ground or your porch you know they are ready to make their chrysalis.) We watched them walk round and round and round, then make their chrysalis. It was really neat. I Some hibernated over the winter there and emerged in the spring.Deborah Warenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944348223421619571.post-1236753513615543742011-09-28T12:55:41.555-04:002011-09-28T12:55:41.555-04:00It has happened in my own house - you are compelle...It has happened in my own house - you are compelled to watch (half holding your breath), hoping to see a break, a movement, something, anything!<br /><br />Better luck on the next round!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328670994348048115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944348223421619571.post-88513577977875764452011-09-28T08:51:14.244-04:002011-09-28T08:51:14.244-04:00Tiffany (your girl's butterfly of 1985) would ...Tiffany (your girl's butterfly of 1985) would be happy to know chrysalids are still swinging around you. I'm not sure BUT I think "Ethel" caught a glimpse of some of them exiting into new life. She seems so "on task" in her picture. Great blog. Makes me want to order some caterpillars. . .almost. Love, MOMG'ma suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205362291647812393noreply@blogger.com