The caterpillars are going into their cocoons. Two of them have a shell on them now. It's interesting because we've seen videos of caterpillars actively spinning their cocoons, but these ones seem to just grow this outer layer without doing anything. One of them didn't make it up to the top of the container as he was supposed to before going into the pupa stage, so he lies sleeping on the floor. Here's what they look like now:
And a closer look:
1 comment:
Okay, a little creepy, I'm a girl after all. But very interesting! :)
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