Today our second little friend flew away. Late last night when i checked on him he had turned a dark brown color, and sometime during the night he emerged from his cocoon.
When we saw him in the morning he was fluttering around the vase. So it was good we were able to observe the first one go through all the stages. Pests or not, these moths are beautiful with the light brown diamond shape running down the back.
Ayaan and i both learnt a few things with this project. Mine are technical, like i need a smaller, smooth walled vase for such projects, and maybe a better camera :) Ayaan's observations are more interesting - he noted that the moth changed color from green to brown, and that they sleep for a long time. He thought that "cocoon" is a funny name for a sleeping bag.
He wants me to get more such insects so he can watch them. In all it was a good project to do with him. As they say - One man's pest is another one's pe(s)t ;)
When we saw him in the morning he was fluttering around the vase. So it was good we were able to observe the first one go through all the stages. Pests or not, these moths are beautiful with the light brown diamond shape running down the back.
Ayaan and i both learnt a few things with this project. Mine are technical, like i need a smaller, smooth walled vase for such projects, and maybe a better camera :) Ayaan's observations are more interesting - he noted that the moth changed color from green to brown, and that they sleep for a long time. He thought that "cocoon" is a funny name for a sleeping bag.
He wants me to get more such insects so he can watch them. In all it was a good project to do with him. As they say - One man's pest is another one's pe(s)t ;)
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