Saturday I read TexWisGirl post Have you fed your flowers? DO NOT MISS IT She was talking about feeding butterflies fruit. I grabbed this basket and hung it on the fence and put a sliced banana in it late yesterday.
Sunday at 7:51 AM I found this Gulf Fritillary caterpillar hanging on the chain over the bananas.
In ONE HOUR this little guy hung upside down, and started to swing back and forth, while I stood and stared and of course Snapped! from above to below in under and hour. I checked on the web and found this info.
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) caterpillar sheds skin to reveal a fresh chrysallis underneath. The swinging motion is to shed the skin. it only took 10 minutes to go from caterpillar to below.
just a few hours and it looked like this, if you enlarge the below photo you can see the outline of the wings.
15 days and we should see a butterfly. I can't WAIT
I found 8 Zebra and 4 Gulf Fritillary caterpillars. I have not been able to stop watching as they strip the leaves.
WELL, YES, OF COURSE THERE WILL BE MORE PICS
this is what i saw while watching my Sunday Miracle, I found this on YOUTUBE, and hope to see this myself.
33 comments:
I love seeing your catapillars - what an interesting post. Take the time and watch that piece on Utube.
Oh my goodness!!! And you have lots of them. Maybe if you stay outside and keep snapping, they will think you are their mommy when they change, and will flutter after you everywhere!! Wonder if I should put some banana under our wire fence or somewhere? I really don't know if these caterpillars are pretty or ugly, I can't make up my mind! I need to go read that blog. Still loving your beautiful and cherry Moss Roses!!!
I just saw her blog, I have already asked Phil to rig up some kind of plate to hang in the lilac bush, we always have lots of rotten fruit, Phil eats a plateful every other night...are you going to have Bob make something to hang for when they all become butterflies?
great and informative post, sandra!
love those macro shots of caterpillars. simply gorgeous!
xoxo
After I read her post the other day I've been trying to figure out a place to hang some fruit. I would love to see more butterflies in the yard. The way they shed their skin is amazing.
The caterpillars are so pretty. I can't believe you have so many.
Oh we do envy people who live in parts of the world with such exotic creatures. They sure beat the hell out of our Cabbage Whites!! Deccy x
Wow! Thanks for sharing the awesome pics and video. I also adore your header photo. Hope you have a nice day, Sandra.
omg, the video is absolutely gorgeous, bet you can't wait to take shots of that happening.
Isn't nature the most wonderful thing/
Briony
x
Very cool post! I learn SO much from you! Thank you!
Amazing what you can find in your back yard. I hung a new bird/squirrel feeder,"Got the idea from TexWisGirl and Squirrel Queen". I will try the butterfly thing but I have so many birds I don't think I'll have much luck.
Awesome! It's amazing how much we miss by not looking around us. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.
Best,
Bonnie
Wow, what fun! I need to do this!
This is truly a miracle. I am looking forward to seeing MANY more pictures as the events unfold.
What fun! I love that you've attracted so many caterpillars into you yard.
Your photos are amazing! Such detail!! I have never seen anything like that either. I enjoyed the video too. Another of God's amazing creatures.
Love, Madeline
it truly is amazing. makes you appreciate the butterflies even more. :)
Such a cool and beautiful post! I'm trying some banana today on a little bird feeder. :)
My gracious!!!!!!!!!!
So amazing! Ugly caterpillar to beautiful butterfly.
I wish somebody would have shown me that video in 1955 when we learned that this happened in nature. So fascinating.
This is awesome. What a great capture! Can't wait to see the arrival!
What an awesome post! You always amaze me, my friend!
Keep watching and snapping ;)
that is so neat....
Wow! Loved those pictures, you get to see so many interesting things just in your backyard...that's cool.
Have a lovely day!
Big hugs
Eva
Wonderful Sandra... I will be following your posts like an expectant parent lol.
Good luck xx
How long did it take you to find and photo that? It was amazing. Love, sandie
Fabulous. This was much more than I expected to see! I am so glad you are snapping"! Lots of information...thank you so much!
Well that is fascinating. How cool that you have that right in your yard to watch and snap.
You are one lucky ducky Sandra! I haven't ever seen that in person. So cool!
I just today saw her post about the butterflies and plan to put out a banana tomorrow!!! Hope I have some sort of success!
These are AWESOME shots! I love caterpillars - not sure why.
BTW I am your newest follower. I would often see your comments on blogs I follow and decided to check you out : ) Glad I did. I will be back - that's for sure.
Oh, wow. This is amazing! Can't wait to see pics of the butterflies. :)
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