Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 73, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I was a little worried about my senna, but the other day I noticed a little green at the bottom where it's sprouting again. The milkweed is coming back, too.

I was in the flight cage talking to one of the teenage volunteers who was very interested in the butterflies. I like educating them. Anyway, I was in the middle of a sentence when something caught my eye and I said, "Holy crap! What is THAT?" It turned out to be our Polyphemus Moth that emerged (finally). It is HUGE! And furry, too! I kept pointing it out to people and we agreed it was very scary-looking. I assured everyone it only looked frightening; it couldn't actually do anything. Why is it that furry insects look so much more intimidating?