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

mellielong wrote:
Well, I had two things happen today. First, I was checking on my little Zebra ST. Remember I put him in his own Gladware after the mean cat ate my other little guy? Well, I knew there was an egg on the leaves I put in with him; I thought it was the egg he came out of. But then this morning when I went to look at him, there was a baby Zebra ST cat wandering around! So I guess that egg wasn't his at all.

Then, I had my first Zebra ST of the year eclose! I was trying so hard to watch it come out. I swear, I think they can see out of the chrysalis better than you'd think. I'd been watching all morning and into the afternoon. I get up for one second to go to the kitchen to make some lunch. I was getting a drink and setting it down next to the couch when I looked and saw the thing had come out! It's like they wait until you're not around anymore! Still, I saw it all crumpled up and then turn out to be a beautiful butterfly so I won't complain. We walked around outside where it is cool and wet after a cold front passed through. When I left my new bf it was resting in the plumbagos. There was also one of the Cassius Blue bfs flying above the plumbago so I felt that it was a safe location.

Melanie