In July we planted parsely in a strawberry jug hoping caterpillars and then butterflies would come and visit, and they did. This is a two-inch long swallowtail caterpillar, who had about ten brothers or sisters or whatever and they ate our parsely up, which is what it was there for anyway. We saw a few of the swallowtails themselves. (They're black with yellow ornaments and look like Stealth fighters only smaller.) We're happy to have them as guests, and when my camera is working again and a swallowtail visits us, I'll snap a photo and put it here for you to enjoy. Until then, this is a pretty nifty caterpillar, in my book.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Swallowtail Caterpillar on Duty
In July we planted parsely in a strawberry jug hoping caterpillars and then butterflies would come and visit, and they did. This is a two-inch long swallowtail caterpillar, who had about ten brothers or sisters or whatever and they ate our parsely up, which is what it was there for anyway. We saw a few of the swallowtails themselves. (They're black with yellow ornaments and look like Stealth fighters only smaller.) We're happy to have them as guests, and when my camera is working again and a swallowtail visits us, I'll snap a photo and put it here for you to enjoy. Until then, this is a pretty nifty caterpillar, in my book.
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Now that I've seen some Monarch caterpillars I'm not so sure about this guy. Maybe he's a Monarch, and maybe someone else. First thought anyway was that this guy was one of the swallowtails-to-be, meant to wander back and forth between here at the parsely patch and Steve's garden.
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