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A little more nature, what’s behind the green door

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Not many daffodils on daffnet yet, so here’s my favorite butterfly caterpillar. The Spicebush Butterfly caterpillar. It’s main line of defense is concealment. After spreading a film of silk on the centerline of the spicebush leaf (lindera benzoin) the leaf folds over and forms a safe haven for the caterpillar. The larva only comes out at night to feed.
Regards,
Larry in Southaven, Mississippi

2 comments for “A little more nature, what’s behind the green door”

  1. I appreciate all these garden critters.  If the stink bugs come back this year I will take a picture of them about 6 inches deep in my garage and “dead”.  Now that is a garden critter I’d like to see totally exterminated.

    Clay

  2.  
    Larry Force !
     
    The photos are not only terrific but your subject line very clever!
     
    Linda W.
     
     

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