Yes J, the Zebras are cool and they seem to be back for sure now because I've seen them in my garden and several flying around MOSI today. Lucky for me, the water at the museum has receded and while one of the turtles seemed like he was looking to escape he wasn't high enough to do so. I did however, have a crayfish waving its claws at me on the sidewalk (he was right under the lab window). Fortunately, I was about to sweep the flight cage so I took the broom, swept him into the dustbin, and emptied it into the water. I should have taken a picture but when something is waving claws at me (no matter how small), my first thought it not to grab my camera.
Now back to those Zebra Longwings. They really seem to get along well. A lot of butterflies chase each other around but these guys seem to be pretty laid back. I guess if you're going to live like 100 times longer than the other butterflies you can afford to be patient.
And a side view!
Lots of Great Southern Whites in the flight cage right now. I think the one on the door was plotting its escape.
And this cool skipper was out in the gardens.
But back in my garden it's lots of Duskywings!
And it's so funny that as I was looking at all the Duskywings I was staring real hard to make sure that's what they were. Because they're similar in size to the Buckeye (Buckeye is a little bigger) and they fly in the same erratic fashion. And wouldn't you know, one of them turned out to be a Buckeye! I get them in my yard pretty regularly which makes me wonder if I have a host plant they're using and don't know about it. Buckeyes eat lots of different things so it's entirely possible that either me or my neighbors have something they're eating.
