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Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 22:57
| Remember the black swallowtail cat I stole from a friend's garden before he was maimed by a 5 year old? He emerged today after only 8 days in the chrysalis. I could not believe it, I have never seen a swallowtail come out that early and I am wondering if he knew it was my birthday! lol Seriously, though, has anyone else had one come out so soon? Thx. |
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- Posted by christie_sw_mo Z6 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 7:06
| Happy Birthday Shannon! What a nice present! I've got to admit, I didn't hold out much hope for that caterpillar, not just because of the rough handling, but because it was outside until it was ready to pupate so there's a greater chance of disease or parasites. Glad to hear everything turned out well. I've raised a bunch of Black Swallowtails and can't remember how long it took for them to emerge. |
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- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 10:31
| I've had some come out VERY quickly - a week or so... and some that waited several weeks and several that had over wintered. Happy Birthday! What a nice present! ~Laura |
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- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 11:01
| I've had many black swallowtails that emerged quickly, but not nearly THAT quickly! Congrats, congrats! Sherry |
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- Posted by butterflymomok (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 14:06
| Happy Birthday, and happy butterfly day! |
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- Posted by imabirdnut 7b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 30, 12 at 15:20
| Happy Belated Birthday & congratulations!!! I posted on another thread that I had been waiting weeks & even a month for my BSTs to eclose. I moved them from my indoor location to my back porch & have had 24 eclose since I did! Not sure if it is the temps or the sunlight but it sure has sped things up it seems! Lila |
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| Thanks everyone! Not only did he/she emerge quickly, he took off so fast I could hardly get a picture. I am used to my giants having a hard time getting out of the pop up hamper, but that BST hightailed it OUT and was gone from my yard in about 10 seconds. :-( |
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| Glad to hear that the "pilfered" caterpillar has successfully become a butterfly! I have raised 2 BSTs this year so far, and the first one emerged after 9 days, the 2nd is still in a chrysalis. Can't remember off the top of my head if one ever emerged after only 8 days. |
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