Tag: caterpillars
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BugFest 2022 Caterpillarology Highlights
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction. ~Rachel Carson Our booth, Caterpillarology, was a tiny fraction of the hundreds of educational opportunities available at the museum’s annual BugFest event last weekend. This was the first time Read more…
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Caterpillar Hunting
From east of the East-est to west of the West-est we’ve searched the whole world just to bring you the best-est. ~Dr. Seuss This past week, I helped Melissa prepare for the largest museum event of the year – BugFest. As always, we headed up the Caterpillarology booth showcasing the incredible variety of larvae we Read more…
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BugFest Beauties
Bugs are not going to inherit the earth. They own it now. So we might as well make peace with the landlord. ~Thomas Eisner If it is September, it must be time for BugFest, the premier annual special event of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. In years past, it has ranked as the Read more…
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October Surprises
The surprise is that you continue to be surprised. ~Jill A. Davis I interrupt the truck camping travelogue posts to bring you some current yard sightings. We have been gone quite a bit the past couple of months so the “yard” has taken on more of a jungle look. On Friday, I started some long Read more…
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Caterpillars and Such
When summer gathers up her robes of glory, and, like a dream, glides away. ~Sarah Helen Whitman Though the temperatures sure don’t seem like it, I’m seeing signs that Summer is coming to a close and Fall is just around the corner. The butterflies that so many thought had forsaken us this year are now Read more…
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Growing Up
Even though you’re growing up, you should never stop having fun. ~Nina Dobrev A quick update on the Cecropia caterpillars we are raising…you may remember an earlier post where the eggs from a Cecropia Moth began hatching. That was on June 10. We are almost a month out and they are growing and changing as Read more…
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Another Caterpillar Season
Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity? ~E.O. Wilson Yes, it is finally crawling to a close, another season of caterpillar searching, wrangling, and releasing. This one a bit less productive than some Read more…
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Caterpillar Countdown
Beauty can come in strange forms. ~James Dyson I thought about not saying anything else in this post other than the quote above, because it really does sum up what we found one night this week. Yes, it is that time of year again when we caterpillar-lovers are out and about searching for something cool, Read more…
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Florence Cats
If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine. ~Morris West Florence has already had a huge impact on things here in the Piedmont, far away from her predicted point of landfall. While this is minor compared to what people in the more direct path of the storm will Read more…
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Stripes
These caterpillars come in brilliant green, pink and yellow, banded, and striped forms that often look nothing at all like each other. ~MOSI Outside blog post If you are not a fan of bugs, then you may want to take a break from this blog for a bit because it is what is happening right Read more…
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