My Polyphempus babies

Jul 19, 2009 18:02

My neighbor Ruth was visited in May by a huge and beautiful moth who left her with a few hundred eggs. Which hatched. Ruth shared the babies around town (I believe she is already working on her husbands' next campaign - he is our City Councilperson Bill Henry who I support hugely) and we got 6 tiny babies and have been feeding them maple leaves. ( Read more... )

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mehitabelmmoss July 21 2009, 03:28:23 UTC
Not so little anymore - started out like mini inchworms and are now finger size.
Google Polyphemus Moth and check out the images. They are the huge moths with eyes on their wings - absolutely beautiful. They only live a few days as moths - long enough to lay eggs.

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