Some eyespot humor — by Thomas Hossie on

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http://www.bitterfilms.com/anesthetics-eyespots.html I found this comic particularly funny because it points to one of the main themes of ...

Pinning up chrysalis' — by Thomas Hossie on

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A few days ago I pinned up the 5 Papilio canadensis chrysalis on the side of the screen tent that I have set up outside. I thought that it w...

Swallowtail Cohorts — by Thomas Hossie on

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I have been talking about "cohorts" in my posts, but I should explain that I don't mean to say that these correspond with coho...

Papilio canadensis pupation & chrysalis — by Thomas Hossie on

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Here are some photos showing the pre-pupation and chrysalis of Papilio canadensis. These photos were taken today. The hanging individual be...

Brown Papilio canadensis caterpillar — by Thomas Hossie on

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Today one of the caterpillars turned brown. This happens when they are preparing to pupate. I suspect that it also corresponds with a change...

Another 2 down...brutal. — by Thomas Hossie on

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I lost another 2 caterpillars today, this time from the second cohort (~3rd instar). A spider attacked them between when I checked this morn...

Revised Husbantry — by Thomas Hossie on

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On my check today I was missing 2 caterpillars...I can't express how frustrated I was. They were 2 of the 3 large caterpillars from the ...

4 new eggs — by Thomas Hossie on

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The huge female laid another 4 eggs today, but unfortunately she also died. I was really hoping that she would lay more eggs. Including the...

New egg and new caterpillar set up — by Thomas Hossie on

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The HUGE female laid an egg today! This is exciting, hopefully she lays more tomorrow. Here is the egg: A few of the caterpillars...

5th instar: full eyespots displayed — by Thomas Hossie on

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Here are some updated shots of the Papilio canadensis caterpillars. They are now getting much larger - and their eyespots are in their full...

HUGE female Papilio canadensis — by Thomas Hossie on

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I caught a huge female Papilio canadensis today. This is the largest Papilio canadensis butterfly I have ever seen. I have never even seen...

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar — by Thomas Hossie on

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Today a fellow naturalist came across a Black Swallowtail ( Papilio polyxenes ) caterpillar. Though still in the Papilio genus,...