Caterpillars

It is killing me that my camera is broke! Ordered a new one today, hope to get it in a couple of days.

Today we found a Tomato Hornworm and a Tiger Moth caterpillar in the gardens. Our neighbor Philip is really enjoying our gardens and the cool finds.

Spring Gardens

Vegetable Garden

Butterfly Garden

Swallowtail Caterpillar on host plant, dill.
Found tiny larvas, but couln't get camera to focus on them. They were black and orange with a white ring around the center of it.

We are starting a moth and butterfly collection this year. This moth is the first to our collection.

Imperial Moth Caterpillar

It took us about two hours of research until we discovered that this is an Imperial Moth Caterpillar. We borrowed from a neighbor a 5 gallon aquarium and filled it with about 6" of soil so we can see this caterpillar turn into a moth. This type of caterpillar will burrow under the soil through the winter to pupate and will emerge a moth in the Spring.

Asp Caterpillar also known as Puss Caterpillar

Hannah was stung by this toxic caterpillar. The fur contains venomous spines that cause extremely painful reactions in human skin upon contact.

It may look soft and cute, but DON'T touch!

Lauren's drawing of the Asp we found in the backyard.