Well, I woke up about 11:30 am and was checking Facebook when my boss sent out a message that if anyone working this weekend could bring milkweed to please do so. I wasn't sure if they would make it until Sunday so I said I'd bring some this afternoon. So Mom and I made the trip over to MOSI to check things out and feed some caterpillars.
I had two Orange-Barred Sulphurs make their chrysalises in the window of the lab so the guests and I huddled around as I narrated what it was doing. That was a lot of fun. I also found our first clutch of Polydamas eggs. I forgot to take a picture of the eggs, but I did take a picture of the butterfly! Here's a Polydamas ST on bougainvillea.
Zebra Longwings. That one was just posing on the top of the Kumquat like it wanted its picture taken so I obliged.
Monarchs, of course.
Julias are still flying around.
I couldn't get a good photo of the one Pipevine ST we had. It was the only Swallowtail in the flight cage and it landed right on this guy's chest. I told him he was super lucky.
On the caterpillar front, I promised a better picture of the Queen.
And the Great Southern Whites are finally big enough for portraits.
Everyone on Facebook reminded me that today is the first day of spring so I hope you guys are seeing signs of it, too! The Google Doodle is really pretty today, too. Happy spring and I'll be back with more on Sunday if not tomorrow. But I think I'm going to rest tomorrow. I slept well last night but I'm stiff all over. Now, I'm off to eat spaghetti. Good thing Mom and I worked up an appetite walking around MOSI's garden!
