Monday, May 31, 2010

Carlos the Caterpillar: The Larva Stage - Part 2

Carlos is still crunching and munching away on the milkweed. He's starting to get big enough to see his gorgeous yellow, black and white stripes now.

Annabelle still thinks she's looking at a plant, and hasn't noticed Carlos. I haven't pointed him out yet because this girl is quick and will grab whatever she can get her hands on. Several of these photos were, "close calls."



Isn't he beautiful?

Annabelle is interested in anything and everything she isn't allowed to touch. So you can imagine how intriguing this plant is to her. I'm predicting in about a week, he will be ready to make his chrysalis, and then another two, he'll be a beautiful butterfly. Of course, only then, will we be able to tell whether he's a Carlos or a Carla. :0)

2 comments:

Marci said...

Wow, that happened QUICK! Just the last post he was an itty bitty little egg. Wow. So, how do you tell if it's female/male??

Marci said...

Okay, wait, he was a little green line last post...but still. That happens so quick!