Thanks for the acorns, Margaret! And because I'm a glutton for punishment, I went back outside to walk around my own yard to see what's going on. Okay, plus I have an orchid ready to pop and I wanted to check on it. It still hasn't popped.
I saw a Zebra Longwing and a Cloudless Sulphur but couldn't get pictures. It's really windy outside today. It's supposed to rain tonight. I also saw a Cassius Blue on that Tassel Flower patch but couldn't get a good pic.
In weird news, the chrysalis that was next to the empty chrysalis went missing! It just wasn't there! But I looked around and I found it laying on the ground. I have no idea what could have torn the silk away and dislodged it, but I brought it inside and put it in a critter keeper for safekeeping.
And in case you've ever wondered what it's supposed to look like when your Monarch is about to emerge, here you go! You can clearly see the wing pattern through the chrysalis.
I would have sworn that one just made its chrysalis, but I have a bunch that all made theirs on the same side of the plant so I'm a little confused. I also relocated a caterpillar over to the Giant Milkweed so he'd have enough to eat.
I also had fun taking out the paper wasps and yellow jackets. We always have paper wasps but we usually don't have yellow jackets. Somehow they got inside our shed and both Dad and my brother got stung. Right now they've been nectaring on my bromeliads so I've been spraying them while trying to not spray any bees. Also, for some reason they've been swarming around this one Podocarpus (not my idea to plant it) in front of the garage. I've got to read up on yellow jackets and see what they're doing. I also saw this super-sized wasp so I'm off to the Insect ID forum to see what it is. Well, was. I killed it, too.
