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Sep 19, 2015 2:14 PM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
Okay, now for the surprise. I didn't want to say anything until it got here, but I ordered one of those digital microscopes like my boss at MOSI got. Naturally, I had to play with it. It took me a few minutes to realize how to change the settings and there's going to be a learning curve, but I took some practice photos. Hopefully, I'll get better at this, but here's a few shots I took today.

Io Moth eggs!

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Mystery cat - probably a Plume Moth. Look how hairy they are!

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Viceroy caterpillar

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One of my smaller Black ST cats.

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Phaon Crescent caterpillar. His head is a little lighter because this one just molted recently. And check it out - I caught him pooping!

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Here's a different Phaon Crescent.

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Hopefully, I'll get better at this. It takes video and time lapse photos, too! So much fun!

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