tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post697086445328945717..comments2023-10-10T10:03:38.713-04:00Comments on Golly Bard's Drawing Room: Raising Monarchsholly aka gollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-49898203770990051792014-09-12T18:25:56.172-04:002014-09-12T18:25:56.172-04:00Sasha: I'm glad I haven't scared you away ...Sasha: I'm glad I haven't scared you away entirely. There probably won't be too many caterpillar post this autumn, maybe the occasional woolly bear but just avert your eyes! 😉holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-91648875850310700162014-09-12T02:20:26.782-04:002014-09-12T02:20:26.782-04:00I hate caterpillars. Even pictures make me feel qu...I hate caterpillars. Even pictures make me feel queasy and sick. I don't know why. So when these started showing up in my FB feed I felt all sick and quickly scrolled past and yet - they were so beautiful so I kept going back with eyes half closed to peep at them. And I've managed to read this post without feeling too squirmy since they are absolutely beautiful photos. So thanks! I love that I've been able to look at something that (irrationally) makes me so uncomfortable in better detail and learn a little bit of the butterflying process. Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022938867974661111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-92178035908793539812014-09-10T20:00:00.062-04:002014-09-10T20:00:00.062-04:00Thanks, Von G! Thanks, Von G! holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-5152134643203569072014-09-10T19:59:21.948-04:002014-09-10T19:59:21.948-04:00Ooh! What fun!Ooh! What fun!holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-31165566499065090602014-09-10T10:00:07.101-04:002014-09-10T10:00:07.101-04:00Great job Golly!!
Von GGreat job Golly!!<br />Von GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-7184493971449901492014-09-10T09:21:34.881-04:002014-09-10T09:21:34.881-04:00What an exciting and beautiful process to watch up...What an exciting and beautiful process to watch up close. Our local fair had caterpillars on display one year and I watched one pupate - I was mesmerized!! It is truly astonishing. Another thing that is amazing is watching polliwogs change into froglets - I did that one year, feeding them spinach from my garden, and one by one we let them go down at the stream next to our property. Nature is truly stunning to watch up close!Linda Elletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499121128674733276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-74712614462206117062014-09-09T14:39:29.277-04:002014-09-09T14:39:29.277-04:00Donna: Wow, That's interesting! I read that it...Donna: Wow, That's interesting! I read that it takes 4 to 5 hours to fully extend their wings and dry out and then they can be released. I'm just hoping that I have healthy butterflies. So far they look good!holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-23592265609100871012014-09-09T12:27:08.763-04:002014-09-09T12:27:08.763-04:00I did that once with blue and black swallowtail bu...I did that once with blue and black swallowtail butterflies. It was cold outside but they were in the barn so I thought they could feed on the lemon trees. When they come out of the pupae, feel their wings before they dry. They are quite cold like chemically cold and feel kind of wet.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com