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Post by eurytides on Nov 20, 2018 13:11:26 GMT -8
That is amazing! When you read about monarchs, everyone says they only feed on plants in the milkweed family. It's incredible that someone would even think to try cucumber and squash just to see what happens. And now I've learned something new.
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Post by leptraps on Nov 20, 2018 18:00:27 GMT -8
I understand the mileage part. However, not all mileage is bad. I have a friend (Of Sorts) who has been married 7 times, three times to the same woman. I am 73 and he is 58. He looks older than me. I am not sure if the wear and tear are emotional or physical. His real problem is he likes to chase women, and then he catches them. The third wife he was married to three times, her father was worth a bundle. He thought if he could hold onto her long enough and out live him, he get some money.
I caught one once, did not need to look for another. Of course if I did catch another and she caught me, well, you guys would never get to know me.
R.I.P...……………...
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Post by exoticimports on Nov 21, 2018 3:11:43 GMT -8
I understand the mileage part. However, not all mileage is bad. I have a friend (Of Sorts) who has been married 7 times, three times to the same woman. I am 73 and he is 58. He looks older than me. I am not sure if the wear and tear are emotional or physical. Hi real problem is he likes to chase women, and then he catches them. The third wife he was married to three times, her father was worth a bundle. He thought if he could hold onto her long enough and out live him, he get some money. I caught one once, did not need to look for another. Of course if I did catch another and she caught me, well, you guys would never get to know me. R.I.P...……………... Sounds like your friend would be better doing bench research than in the field! I started breeding moths as a kid because there is nothing like seeing two dozen cecropia or Luna flying around the bedroom. I never had any interest in raising butterflies. |
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Post by joyousbutterfly on Jan 1, 2019 9:35:16 GMT -8
I rear them because I love butterflies and moths and like to enjoy their beautiful, but fleeting existence first hand. Then again, I try to love and respect all living creatures. I guess third to cats, which are my favorite animal, they are one of my special interests being on ASD scale.
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Post by jhyatt on Jan 2, 2019 6:09:11 GMT -8
I don't rear them! I gave up trying a number of years ago, after so many failures. I must be the world's worst rearer... I get pupae that never emerge, parasite-ridden larvae, disease, fungus, larvae that escape from sleeves, etc etc... and then the odd one would make it to eclosion and produce a deformed adult.
Besides, I have never gotten past the thought that what I like to collect are wild-caught butterflies and moths. To me, having a collection of reared specimens seems like having a collection of farm animals... it's just not the same thing. Beautiful to look at, but just not the same as the "real thing". Of course not caring a lot if my specimens have some damage helps in maintaining my point of view!
To each his own!
Cheers,
jh
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Post by bartcoppens on Jan 16, 2019 11:04:08 GMT -8
Because I think caterpillars are more important than adults for most species. They have a more significant impact on the environment as defoliators, food source for many predators and parasites - and I believe the larval stage is what mainly determines the habitat and distribution of a certain species, since they are only tied to their specific host plants.
For some reason, we are mainly researching imagoes when it comes to Lepidoptera, but our understanding of them is very limited if we never observe the other life stages.
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