tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4108844845078614011..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): American Lady butterfly caterpillars construct their homesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-26384123686299055632015-06-05T16:27:43.764-05:002015-06-05T16:27:43.764-05:00very interesting - thanks! that could make for an...very interesting - thanks! that could make for an interesting project for some post-docs - adding a description of the frass to the other characteristics of butterflies.<br /><br />p.s. I took apart a tent caterpillar 'tent' earlier this afternoon. whatta mess! lotsa frass, a couple of caterpillars still moving, a big ball of 'stuff'.<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5938188313754919652015-06-05T13:46:44.677-05:002015-06-05T13:46:44.677-05:00My sample size is small, but I have seen variation...My sample size is small, but I have seen variations in size and color, though not in morphology.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58654674167406712452015-06-05T12:46:41.309-05:002015-06-05T12:46:41.309-05:00so is caterpillar scat different from species to s...so is caterpillar scat different from species to species? for example, I can tell apart deer and moose scat. <br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38876189637152638162015-06-05T10:17:04.248-05:002015-06-05T10:17:04.248-05:00It's not a "fancy name." That's...It's not a "fancy name." That's what it's called, derived from the German "fressen," meaning "to eat." I'm not going to write my blog using fourth-grade terms for excrement.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23384911706439237332015-06-05T09:31:46.885-05:002015-06-05T09:31:46.885-05:00:-) that is caterpillar poop! no fancy names, pl...:-) that is caterpillar poop! no fancy names, please. :-)<br /><br />p.s. great photos!<br /><br />p.p.s. up here in northern Vermont, the tiger swallowtails are out! as are the fireflies.<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com