Boris has a pal..

[annie]

do you remember boris, the blairs knot caterpillar I am rearing. well he has now rolled himself into a ball in the soil, and is busy turning into a moth .... hopefully sometime in September he will emerge again. all I can say is, he has become boring.

 

here is his new pal, Cameron, he is a oak eggar caterpillar..pretty big he is. he is hard work, having to clean his tank everyday..looking for the correct food and keeping him misted with water and moving around the garden all day for shade...lord!  because of his size I also let him have a wander around the patio table every day, and also because I have been told that caterpillars love 'exploring'. Cameron has been with us for about three weeks, I forgot to tell you about him..

 

I am hoping for one more to make a full set of creepy crawly things..!

[Barbara]

Boris, Cameron, who is next for a jam jar

[FUJI]

Boris, Cameron, who is next for a jam jar

A ......WASP GRUB!............;-)

FUJI

[JohnP]

annie... I hope you remember to brush his hair each morning and maybe a shampoo a couple of times a week... 

[Phil]

It's one heck of a picture you're painting. Spending your days grooming and attending to the every need of a... Caterpillar!

[NannyFerret]

Annie! You mean that he hasn't moved into the greenhouse yet? 
It would be fantastic if you could get some pics if him emerging, wouldn't it?.

[annie]

nanny it would be wonderful, however that would just be lucky timing...

 

boris hopefully will never make it into the greenhouse..he should fly this September. Cameron...who knows, I could be looking after him all through winter. he shows no sign of wanting to go into the next stage.

[Denis]

 he shows no sign of wanting to go into the next stage.

 

Are you not surprised? he is living the life of luxury while you are running around tending to his every whim!

The little sods got it made

[annie]

ooo. I never looked at it that way denis.

 

 

yeah but they had both better watch out when I bring glegg in....he will stir them up..!

[NannyFerret]

Perhaps he is the runt of the litter.

[annie]

Fuji you will never find me nursing a wasp grub...never!