One of Tali’s favorite things has become our daily routine of feeding the caterpillars a new leaf and taking their pics.
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| From Bugs 2013 |
In fact, she’s even taking over the picture taking:
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| From Bugs 2013 |
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| From Bugs 2013 |
Sure, her technique needs a little work, but this macro stuff isn’t the easiest thing to learn with.
Wiggles has graduated from a dime size 3rd instar to a quarter size 4th instar. The eating machine that most people think of when you picture a caterpillar. One more caterpillar stage to go…
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| From Bugs 2013 |
Chompy meanwhile has taught us a valuable lesson. Caterpillars can jump. Curl up, and jump about 6″ per bound.
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| From Bugs 2013 |