Black Swallowtail cats LOVE our dill
coffeehaus
10 years ago
We had a banner crop of self-seeded dill that we have allowed to grow for all of the beneficial insects attracted to the flowers. Yesterday I noticed that we are also hosting numerous BlackSwallowtail caterpillars. Just wanted to share this photo.
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