When we went to the football game Friday night, we came home with a pretty beaten up Luna Moth. Some children found it, and were showing it to us. Then M wanted to keep it, so they let her. They said that their parents wouldn't let them take it home. We saw an opportunity for an excellent science project.
We have learned a lot recently about butterflies, and moths. So, this was a special treat. We came home and read all about the Luna Moth and M and I were debating on whether or not it was a boy or a girl. I was unsure about how big the antennae needed to be to be a boy. Well M won the debate on Sunday when we found little eggs all over her bug barn. Flutterby, the Luna Moth, is now in moth heaven and in about 10 days we should have lots of little moth larvae to feed sweetgum leaves. We are eager to see if they will emerge now, or wait until Spring. I am thinking that it will be Spring, although I would love for them to emerge soon, so we could have our bug barn back!!
A few weeks ago we enjoyed a nature study on butterflies. M and B love nature and everything in it. We have several butterflies who love our zinnias, and a some that frequent a wildflower patch by the house. We took lots of pictures and video, then came inside and identified them. We had 2-3 Gulf Fritillary, and a small little bugger we are not sure about. But he gave us quite the show with his proboscis.
We think the yellow ones that likes the wildflowers are called Cloudless Sulphurs. I can't get the video to load of them though. Sorry. They moved to fast for a still photo.
We sure enjoyed learning about moths and butterflies. We hope you get a chance to learn something too.
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