Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 33, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Now, you may remember the mysterious cat that was eating my mayhaw. He's been content in his little Gladware home. He silked himself up and ate some leaves. However, I noticed the other day there seemed to be a lot more silk and I didn't see that he'd been eating. I got worried, and I couldn't see him through all the silk, so I opened up the cage. Then, I picked up the leaf and pried it apart. There was something wriggly and green in there, but it didn't look at all like a caterpillar! I think this is his cocoon (or chrysalis?). I even saw where he had shed his skin and the head capsule was attached. (Side note: for those who are new, when cats molt they shed their skin and head capsule separately, but when they make the final change to a chrysalis the head capsule and skin come off in one piece. Check it out sometime.) The little guy wriggles like crazy if I touch him so I know he's alive in there. Can't wait to see what he's going to look like.

Melanie