I'm a little late posting my pictures from the museum on Sunday, but I've been kind of tired lately. Plus, my allergies are going insane! It's oak pollen season here; you should see my car, it's got a fine coating of yellow pollen all over it. I have to clean the windshield every day just so I can drive. When the sun reflects on that pollen coating it makes it nearly impossible to see. Very dangerous. And not good for my health - I've been hitting my inhaler and the Zyrtec pretty hard. But I did manage to get myself to the museum and take care of the critters. Here's the pics!
A Zebra Longwing. The second photo is one on Sweet Almond Bush which is a great native plant that smells divine. I have one in the side yard; bees really like it, too.
We only had a couple of Julias in the flight cage but I managed to find them!
Monarch
Gulf Fritillary
And just for fun, we got some Buckeye caterpillars and they're finally big enough for picture-taking! I like the various colors on them. This one was mad because I accidentally dropped him right before the picture. But he threw up on me in response so I guess we're even.
In more Swallowtail news, one of the local nurseries is a Facebook friend and they posted a picture of a Giant Swallowtail yesterday! It's sort of weird that the Giants are coming out and I haven't seen any other Swallowtails yet. I guess they'll follow soon. I just always wonder about what cues make them emerge in the spring...
