Oh, this isn't the first time people have brought caterpillars to the museum. This year we had a guy bringing Monarchs but my boss had to ban him because they were all horribly parasatized. There was once a girl and her mom who brought us a Spicebush chrysalis. I can't remember why they couldn't keep it (maybe going out of town?). For liability reasons I can't let anyone in the lab, but I told them to come in and just don't touch anything! I figure anyone who donates a Spicebush gets special privileges. The little girl loved looking at all the tanks full of caterpillars.
I can't believe I forgot to share this pic with you guys, but here it is. Apparently, it's popular to create caterpillars out of pumpkins now. That's one trend I can support! My dad had a friend post one on Facebook but due to the permissions, he couldn't share it. But that reminded me of one that Monarch Watch shared from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. How awesome is this?
