Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 34, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Here's a blurry Gulf Frit on lantana. The gardens have a smaller bf garden by the bathrooms. I inspected their Hercules' Club trees (now that I can ID them) and found five Giant ST eggs. One looks like a dud, but I have all of them here with me! Mom is a good lookout - we're partners in crime.

Deb-I almost forgot to mention that the native plant society had one of those indigo plants you mentioned above so I made sure to pick one up!

Yesterday, I went to pick more Zebra ST food and picked up four cats. I actually found five. The one was a tiny guy, and when I grabbed the leaf to pull it off, the force sent him flying through the air. I felt really guilty about it. I looked for him on the ground but I knew it was like a needle in a haystack. Although, I actually thought that would be easier because needles are shiny and would have reflected the sun. I felt even more guilty last night when I put them all in the cage. I looked over a little later and one of the bigger ones was EATING my baby caterpillar! I know the ZSTs are notorious for being cannibalistic, but waaaaaah! I could tell the little guy had tried to stinkhorn him, too from the smell. I had another tiny cat so I took him out and put him in his own little Gladware home. I know I've had cats each other before, but I never actually witnessed it. Sniff, sniff.

Finally, thank you Martha for your kind words. I'm not a teacher although I get mistaken for one all the time (it's becoming a joke in my family). Even my employees keep telling me I missed my calling in life, lol! And I am gifted - they tested me in back in the 2nd grade. They couldn't, however, quantify the size of my ego (it's big)!

Melanie