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Poly – who – mus?

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Lord Dudley Mountcatten was fascinated by something on the front porch the other day.

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Upon further investigation….

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I discovered a Polyphemus caterpillar on a section of our stone siding.

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Strange creatures indeed.

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The close up photos are reminiscent of a Hollywood space alien.

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How cool is that!

It would be nice if he sticks around after his metamorphosis…

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With a six inch wingspan, he’ll be quite impressive.

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    2. Great pics!

      I’m not big on insects if any sort .. though I always catch them before throwing out the house.

      And I’m sure I’d totally freak if a moth with a 6″ wingspan flew in.

      Which is kinda strange coz I love birds and bats and they don’t faze me at all. I think it must be some kind of learned behaviour when I was young.

      Perhaps if my parents had given me a pet butterfly or daddy long-legs as well as a budgerigar, I may have been more comfortable. 😀

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  4. When I was s kid something hit our window with a mighty crash. When we went to investigate we found a moth with a 6″ wingspan. It had died from a head injury. We took it to the university biology dept, there was no internet in those days, and after a couple dsys they told us what kind if moth it was. No I do not remember its name, but it was native to the African jungle. We’ll never know how it got to Winnipeg, but I guess it was attracted by the bright light in our living room, poor llittle cresture. Come sll thst way, only to kill itself not knowing what a window was.
    I hope your caterpillar is allowed to build its cocoon. That butterfly would be amazķing to see in real life.

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