tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post1041691385610734280..comments2024-01-29T07:09:43.833-05:00Comments on Wild Rose Reader: The Case of the Missing CaterpillarsElaine Magliarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-50345367505139508882017-06-26T01:57:47.631-04:002017-06-26T01:57:47.631-04:00Elaine, thanks for joining Poetry Friday this week...Elaine, thanks for joining Poetry Friday this week--I'm now finishing my rounds from the Luberon area in France! Like you, I've supervised several Painted Lady butterfly project with pre-K and 2nd, and boy, the thrill never fades! I hope ML is right and that you find a swallowtail or two in your garden. Thanks for the classic Christina Rosetti!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-36071752236908996912017-06-24T16:21:46.686-04:002017-06-24T16:21:46.686-04:00Oh, I wish I had a garden! I have a teeny tiny lit...Oh, I wish I had a garden! I have a teeny tiny little balcony, maybe I should try a little pot or two, and see if any friends appear. :)<br />Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-90667059471331680902017-06-24T10:55:55.296-04:002017-06-24T10:55:55.296-04:00I love the "wish" of the poem, Elaine. L...I love the "wish" of the poem, Elaine. Like Mary Lee, I think that yours have sneaked off to form their chrysalis & you'll see some butterflies soon! You had so many!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-52872171033271118062017-06-24T09:53:30.576-04:002017-06-24T09:53:30.576-04:00I'm glad Mary Lee identified them. I'm alw...I'm glad Mary Lee identified them. I'm always frustrated when I see something in nature I can't identify. Wonderful poem! Thank you, Elaine!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-74495505174508335442017-06-24T09:12:39.343-04:002017-06-24T09:12:39.343-04:00Lovely picture and poem! I planted a pollinator ga...Lovely picture and poem! I planted a pollinator garden last year, and it is growing prolifically this year. I hope to find caterpillars one day, but now I enjoy the butterflies and bees flitting around.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-7900642377461435112017-06-24T08:16:14.585-04:002017-06-24T08:16:14.585-04:00Thanks, Mary Lee! The black swallowtail caterpilla...Thanks, Mary Lee! The black swallowtail caterpillars look just like the anise swallowtail caterpillars. This is the first year that we found caterpillars in our garden. Julia got so excited. We'll keep an eye out for chrysalises.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-47686943808548328462017-06-24T07:14:27.249-04:002017-06-24T07:14:27.249-04:00Those are black swallowtail caterpillars. They fee...Those are black swallowtail caterpillars. They feed on dill or parsley or queen anne's lace. When they are ready to make their chrysalis they "wander." So, it's likely that they are somewhere fairly close by, and you'll see some butterflies in a couple of weeks. Watch for their eggs on your dill/parsley -- there's still time for one more generation that will emerge as adults this summer. The next generation after that will overwinter as chrysalises. <br /><br />I plant dill and parsley expressly for the swallowtails, but although I've had a few caterpillars, none of them have made it to chrysalis this year. I'm very sad. I haven't seen a single butterfly, either, and hardly any bees, in spite of all the blooming plants we have in our garden. :-(Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-18055246488065136132017-06-23T20:23:59.609-04:002017-06-23T20:23:59.609-04:00I like the big fat caterpillars better than the ti...I like the big fat caterpillars better than the tiny inchworm ones that get in my hair every spring. Caterpillars have such great names. I'm fond of the Spicebush. Although I've never met one.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-54821689634272114042017-06-23T11:59:04.213-04:002017-06-23T11:59:04.213-04:00Laura,
Monarch caterpillars have black, yellow, a...Laura,<br /><br />Monarch caterpillars have black, yellow, and white stripes...and eat milkweed. We used to raise Painted Lady Butterflies in my second grade class. My students so enjoyed watching the caterpillars shed their skins, form chrysalises, and become butterflies. I used to take my students on a field trip to The Butterfly Place in Westford, Massachusetts--where they could see all different kinds of caterpillars, butterflies, moths, chrysalises and cocoons.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-42900503978749195092017-06-23T11:50:06.181-04:002017-06-23T11:50:06.181-04:00I wonder if these are monarch caterpillars? The th...I wonder if these are monarch caterpillars? The third grade I visited this year was "growing" some monarch larvae in hopes of releasing butterflies, but they aren't very hardy. I hope some of your survived, whatever they are.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.com