I have released three butterflies, two of them on Wednesday. Here are pictures of me playing with them.
I have a pet butterfly that is on hospice. She is the one that fell when emerging. Her wings are starting to tear apart and she lost part of her leg. We have her in a small cage that is sideways so she can climb the netting sides. She likes to try to fly, but loves to eat! Mom said she will be the fattest butterfly we know, but she will die happy. Mark says she will die very happily!
A butterfly just emerged! We were gone for about an hour and it emerged and its wings are straight already. We will release it in a few hours.
I have one chrysalises still. It is still green, but looking a little wrong.
Here is our running total:
Caterpillars collected this year: 70
Total Emerged Butterflies: 57
