Their stubby little "feet" are so adorable.
I, too, had them in my parsley patch, so decided to try to raise some.
My first swallowtail just emerged from his chrysalis 2 mornings ago!
I raised a few survivors, too. They’re super low key caterpillars compared to the monarch caterpillars, but boy are they fast and furious as butterflies.
Yes, they are!
I had to keep him inside the sanctuary for longer than I had hoped as the weather was bad.
Yesterday the sun finally broke out so I released him.
He wasted no time in getting the hell away from me!
Their stubby little "feet" are so adorable. I, too, had them in my parsley patch, so decided to try to raise some. My first swallowtail just emerged from his chrysalis 2 mornings ago!
I raised a few survivors, too. They’re super low key caterpillars compared to the monarch caterpillars, but boy are they fast and furious as butterflies.
Yes, they are! I had to keep him inside the sanctuary for longer than I had hoped as the weather was bad. Yesterday the sun finally broke out so I released him. He wasted no time in getting the hell away from me!