Well that didn’t take long:
Being a caterpillar blows, I’m gonna’ make me some wings.
Forgive the crappy photo. I assure you it’s an artifact of the cheap phone camera and not an instance of the first caterpillar to master arc welding.
By my count the little critter only took 4 days to get to the “glue my ass to a leaf in preparation for making a chrysalis” phase.
It’s fun doing kid things. Don’t ever get too “mature” for doing simple stuff that makes you smile.
Are you sure the poor thing didn’t just get constipated because the milkweed leaf you’ve been feeding him is defective? He may be stuck to that leaf by his hemorrhoids!
That stuff keeps you young! Mother internet says less than 2 weeks to go!
Thank you for putting more fun in phenology. I enjoy these kinds of posts most of all. In face, Ecosia-ing “phenology blogs” is how I found you.
Thanks! I feel a bit silly chasing bugs in the field… but only a bit.
The stormtroopers couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance, I’ll just glue my ass right here.