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| Unverified | Christine | 9 Dec 2017 |
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Tiny organism also found in bucket of water after recent rain.
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15 Dec 2017
Did you get it out and count the legs? I think that is possibly a very interesting caterpillar that fell out of a nearby tree. You should rear it to find out what it turns into.
15 Dec 2017
No really: I think it is related to one I found
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/query/queryj.html
but died while I tried to rear it.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/query/queryj.html
but died while I tried to rear it.
15 Dec 2017
Don, the "haha" was because a. it was more than a week since i had found the creature floating in a bucket of water (probably already dead), and b. I wouldn't know the first thing about trying to rear it.
But thank you for your comments and links
But thank you for your comments and links
15 Dec 2017
Rearing caterpillars is simple: kids do it all the time, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
and is an activity where amateurs can make a difference,
really benefiting ecology, as so few larvae are known,
and most professional entomologists only work on pest species.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
and is an activity where amateurs can make a difference,
really benefiting ecology, as so few larvae are known,
and most professional entomologists only work on pest species.
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