It seem most of our summer has been spent collecting caterpillars and watching them grow (or accidently stepping on them). The most recent captive was a pretty black and yellow stripped caterpillar with long antenna. He didn’t move for a long time then all of a sudden we had a cocoon at the top of the cage. This morning Donnie noticed the butterfly! We were so excited because the others this summer had all been (ugly) moths. We took him outside and watched him spread his wings. He hung out on my Hibiscus tree (oh yes it’s still alive and it bloomed!) for a bit then he left us. What a lovely way to begin this fall season.
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What a gorgeous photo of a monarch butterfly. Their fall migration is through south Texas and my yard. Perhaps yours (or its offspring) will be one of them!
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