tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post7320338483740048497..comments2024-03-10T14:50:10.475-04:00Comments on Red House Garden: When It's Not PoopIndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-12363104526592076082018-09-14T21:49:58.962-04:002018-09-14T21:49:58.962-04:00Glad you were able to find out what it is! A grea...Glad you were able to find out what it is! A great caterpillar and beautiful butterfly in disguise!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-60401893109404370472018-09-07T09:27:07.362-04:002018-09-07T09:27:07.362-04:00Thanks for posting this! When I saw one of these ... Thanks for posting this! When I saw one of these guys on a clients gas plant I was curious, I actually said to myself "What the heck is that thing?!?" So I googled it, came across your page and learned! I shared the information with my client and my friends on Facebook so hopefully there will be less people reaching for the spray bottle of poison to kill a gross looking bug thats eating their plant, because they now know that they turn into the biggest butterfly in North America!Agardengeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017378981672867047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-57345823127585517602017-10-30T22:26:12.579-04:002017-10-30T22:26:12.579-04:00Thanks! Yeah, no more hummingbirds until next yea...Thanks! Yeah, no more hummingbirds until next year here, too! Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-12488517657502009172017-10-30T22:25:45.171-04:002017-10-30T22:25:45.171-04:00I think it depends on weather, food, etc. The Gia...I think it depends on weather, food, etc. The Giant Swallowtail has 5 instars that it goes through, and lasts maybe 2 or 3 weeks before forming a chrysalis? As big as this one was, I think it was about ready to form a chrysalis (and sure enough, it disappeared after a couple days). After 10-14 days in a chrysalis, they then emerge a butterfly.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-37850451217086551732017-10-30T22:12:50.664-04:002017-10-30T22:12:50.664-04:00Yeah, I think they were pretty much gone from my g...Yeah, I think they were pretty much gone from my garden too a few days before this post. Next year!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-23727168457499241772017-10-30T22:11:44.907-04:002017-10-30T22:11:44.907-04:00I would have thought to knock it off too! Thankfu...I would have thought to knock it off too! Thankfully I must have read something somewhere about it, as something in my brain was saying, this is no turd...Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-77399004526717717332017-10-30T22:10:43.309-04:002017-10-30T22:10:43.309-04:00Much prettier than the first few ;)Much prettier than the first few ;)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-62635210914214088492017-10-19T09:40:26.273-04:002017-10-19T09:40:26.273-04:00I love this posting, Indie! Very informative and g...I love this posting, Indie! Very informative and great pics. And that hummingbird photo is amazing. BTW -- I think they have left PA for the winter, too. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-20456615796089797132017-10-18T13:28:49.305-04:002017-10-18T13:28:49.305-04:00How long does it take for the poop to turn into a ...How long does it take for the poop to turn into a Giant Swallowtail Butterfly?DeniseNoNiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151487710457819435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-9524530089443243092017-10-18T09:30:47.380-04:002017-10-18T09:30:47.380-04:00What a fantastic shot of the hummingbird! I haven...What a fantastic shot of the hummingbird! I haven't seen a hummingbird here since last week, so I have a feeling they have finished passing through. Nature is pretty amazing; if I was a bird, I'd think twice about eating something that looked like poop, too:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-22301666531681847542017-10-13T20:18:02.157-04:002017-10-13T20:18:02.157-04:00Masquerading as a turd -- thanks for the gut-busti...Masquerading as a turd -- thanks for the gut-busting laugh. In my ignorance, I once knocked a Giant Swallowtail "turd" off my citrus tree. I now know better.Southern Rural Routehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430194665015313809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-29812981188257079142017-10-13T09:51:16.858-04:002017-10-13T09:51:16.858-04:00Very interesting! Nature sure figures things out ...Very interesting! Nature sure figures things out well. Thanks for the last shot.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-36275369734816953652017-10-12T08:47:10.285-04:002017-10-12T08:47:10.285-04:00Definitely a case of the ugly duckling turning int...Definitely a case of the ugly duckling turning into a swan! The butterfly looks much, much prettier than the caterpillar, thankfully!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-68755919890373963492017-10-12T08:46:10.896-04:002017-10-12T08:46:10.896-04:00I don't usually notice caterpillars very often...I don't usually notice caterpillars very often, but this guy was huge!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-31715558018898593242017-10-12T08:45:43.596-04:002017-10-12T08:45:43.596-04:00Ha, thanks Alistair!Ha, thanks Alistair!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-25034585334143860572017-10-12T08:45:29.403-04:002017-10-12T08:45:29.403-04:00It's so great to get wildlife like this in the...It's so great to get wildlife like this in the garden, isn't it? That's the problem with so many pesticides - they kill the good bugs as well as the bad.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-11672407684807370322017-10-12T08:44:45.199-04:002017-10-12T08:44:45.199-04:00It's an interesting combination of plant leave...It's an interesting combination of plant leaves that they like - citrus and gas plant!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-36767683623896261902017-10-12T08:44:00.803-04:002017-10-12T08:44:00.803-04:00Thanks! Hummingbirds are definitely tricky - I al...Thanks! Hummingbirds are definitely tricky - I always get lots of blurry shots to go with the one or two nice ones!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-21759508135546253862017-10-12T00:01:33.905-04:002017-10-12T00:01:33.905-04:00Good heavens, I'm pretty sure I'd have wha...Good heavens, I'm pretty sure I'd have whacked those caterpillars and then we'd have no pretty swallowtails. Gosh, they are really, really ugly, aren't they? I've never seen anything similar, or maybe I thought it was poop? Nature is truly amazing. :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-76716228277222468222017-10-10T14:44:30.585-04:002017-10-10T14:44:30.585-04:00Oh, that is so cool! I'm jealous - I have only...Oh, that is so cool! I'm jealous - I have only seen black swallowtail cats here, though I have host plants for several others. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-53610597375487674382017-10-10T12:27:01.160-04:002017-10-10T12:27:01.160-04:00Very interesting and definitely not a load of poop...Very interesting and definitely not a load of poop.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-81392320776278560292017-10-10T08:10:04.761-04:002017-10-10T08:10:04.761-04:00Hello Indie!
Pests are a big problem in my garden....Hello Indie!<br />Pests are a big problem in my garden.<br />I do not use any chemistry because my garden is ecological.<br />Indie! The last photo is perfect.<br />Greetings.<br />Lucja<br />♥ Łucja-Maria ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/09485693642479661646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-43805201510091849522017-10-09T16:37:12.312-04:002017-10-09T16:37:12.312-04:00I also had the bird poop this year and it ate most...I also had the bird poop this year and it ate most of the eaves on my lemon! My son emailed me that he had one too, on his citrus, in Arizona. Such a fun little caterpillar.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-39013784070483297642017-10-09T11:03:19.665-04:002017-10-09T11:03:19.665-04:00Lucky you! It's not often we get to say that t...Lucky you! It's not often we get to say that to someone who has accidentally imported a bug, or poop. How wonderful! Congratulations on photographing a hummingbird - mine always end up looking like flying turds!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-38541724400691489582017-10-09T08:39:42.443-04:002017-10-09T08:39:42.443-04:00Such gorgeous butterflies! I've only seen one...Such gorgeous butterflies! I've only seen one that I remember, and that was down south. They are quite rare up here!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.com