https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013 from SCED 401 observations fall 2020 en-us 2020-10-21 16:26:11 UTC 2024-04-01 01:22:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41b.png j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/849425401 This is where the 8 Painted Lady Butterfly larvae will be living for the next few weeks.  Note the penny--this will be used for scale as observe the caterpillars.  What's the brown stuff?  It's their food--a processed version (without preservatives) of the plants they would normally eat.]]> 2020-10-21 16:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/849425401 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/849425950 This larva (and the others we'll be watching) is probably about 4-5 days old.  It's less than 1/2 inch long. ]]> 2020-10-21 16:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/849425950 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/849426995 2020-10-21 16:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/849426995 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/854872088 2020-10-23 02:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/854872088 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/854908724 2020-10-23 03:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/854908724 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871803110 2020-10-29 00:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871803110 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871804723 What do Painted Lady larvae USUALLY eat? Turns out they are picky eaters and only like plants from the mallow family. Here's a before/after picture of a few caterpillars encountering some mallow I found in the neighborhood. Very Hungry Caterpillars indeed!]]> 2020-10-29 00:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871804723 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871804941 2020-10-29 00:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871804941 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871806547 2020-10-29 00:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/871806547 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/875147427 2020-10-29 23:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/875147427 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/875147825 2020-10-29 23:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/875147825 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/883746557 2020-11-02 19:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/883746557 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/883751929 Another Chrysalis Close-up]]> 2020-11-02 19:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/883751929 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/894722952 2020-11-05 16:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/894722952 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/894723779 2020-11-05 16:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/894723779 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/897937466 2020-11-06 15:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/897937466 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/897938230 Note: The adult butterfly located at the bottom of the container was later lifted and placed in a larger netted area where it was able to dry its wings and survive.]]> 2020-11-06 15:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/897938230 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915005867 This time-lapse video was shot last spring.]]> 2020-11-12 03:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915005867 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915006891 To see a time lapse recording of the transformation from larva to pupa, check out this You Tube video: https://youtu.be/AcMvw1n7ARg]]> 2020-11-12 03:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915006891 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915007619 2020-11-12 03:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915007619 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915007824 Dinnertime...]]> 2020-11-12 03:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915007824 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915008683 This will be used to house the adults until they are released.]]> 2020-11-12 03:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/915008683 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994700108 2020-12-07 16:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994700108 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994701159 2020-12-07 16:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994701159 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994701987 Releasing the butterflies]]> 2020-12-07 16:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994701987 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994702532 2020-12-07 16:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994702532 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994703085 Releasing the butterflies]]> 2020-12-07 16:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994703085 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994703708 close-up of eggs; actual size 0.5mm. (See 11-6 for reference)]]> 2020-12-07 16:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994703708 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994705358 2020-12-07 16:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994705358 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994706213 2020-12-07 16:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994706213 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994706788 2020-12-07 16:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994706788 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994707307 How many larva in this photo?]]> 2020-12-07 16:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994707307 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994707946 This 2nd-generation larva, shown in close-up, is approximately half-the size of the caterpillars at the start of our observations  back in October--roughly one month ago!]]> 2020-12-07 16:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994707946 j_kisiel https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994708476 It's been 6 days since the last update. Many, many of the eggs laid by the butterflies did indeed hatch. Finding food for them has been challenging (given that it's 'off-season' for the cheeseweed mallow) but many continue to thrive. This post marks the end of the Caterpillar Updates for Fall 2020. I will continue to observe the growth of this second generation of caterpillars. With any luck, we'll have new butterflies by the end of the month!]]> 2020-12-07 16:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/j_kisiel/5w6vpqilf06j4lsb1652128013/wish/994708476