Friday, August 22, 2008 - Dana the Monarch
My Mother has supplied me with several Monarch caterpillars. He favorite was a wee little tiny one. We have given some of them away to others to observe, learn from and enjoy but we kept the little guy. I asked Mom if she wanted to name it. She came up with a great name: Dana.
First, you cannot tell if the caterpillar is male or female until it becomes a butterfly and Dana is one of those names that can be either male or female (I know one of each LOL)
Second, the scientific name for the Monarch caterpillar is Danaus plexippus.
We were given charge of Dana last Friday, Aug 16. Dana was still very small.
Here is a size comparison with one of our other ones that was only a few days away from making its chrysallis.
Dana looks very small in comparison!
Monday, just three days later, Dana had already grown quite a bit.
Here is Dana one week after the first picture.
They grow VERY fast.
Dana is still eating, molting and growing. We do expect it to make its chrysallis in a few days.
Check out my Monarch Vidoes.
Comments
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - Dana!
Posted by Anonymous
You did not tell me that you have a caterpillar (now butterfly--FEMALE I might add) named after me!ROTFL!!!!!!!!!! W/that growth pattern, I TOTALLY see the resemblence!ROTFL!!!!!!! Check in! We miss you!
