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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butterfly – male Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butterfly – female Last night, Dave, left a comment on the Feeding a Butterfly post asking, “Do you know its sex? Have you given it a name yet?”. This morning, Wayne added his comment, “Good question, Dave. I was immediately thinking, next step: provide […]
In the comments to my earlier post from today, Ruth asked about feeding the Black Swallowtail butterfly that eclosed yesterday. I took these photos this evening to illustrate how to feed a butterfly. I’m feeding this butterfly using the method shown on the Journey North page. I mixed up a half teaspoon of sugar with […]
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butterfly. Click on image for larger view. Those of you who followed last summer’s posts about my project to raise Monarch caterpillars, and tag and release butterflies, might remember that on August 11, during one of my insect walks around the farm, I found the caterpillar of a Black Swallowtail (Papilio […]
recently molted Dolomedes spider with exuviae in background (Aug. 12, 2004) (click on image for larger view) Winter is begin to wear on me a little, and despite recent adventures such as the Mudpuppy Night, I’m beginning to long for my daily invertebrate safaris here at the farm. To remind myself of all the fun […]
Yesterday, I took robin’s good advice and stayed indoors to scan more photos. I decided to start working on a project that I’ve planned to do for some years. The scanner now makes that possible. In 1993, while completing a degree in Art History at Carleton University, I spent a couple of months researching the […]
After an unseasonably mild winter, we’re finally into cold weather. This morning, the temperature was at -24C (about -11F). With the windchill factor, it was supposed to be about -37C (-35F). It was colder during the night. The snow has taken on that dry, granular quality that allows it to quickly sift in to fill […]
It’s been a few weeks since I put up a collection of good stuff seen, read, or heard around the web. Here are a few interesting things that I thought you might enjoy: * At The House & other Arctic musings, Clare has posted a wonderful photo of the sky as it appeared at Arctic […]