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Luna

This is a photo of my first luna moth

Uploaded on Sep 14, 2006

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pam's new pet 003

A photo of my newly emerged Polyphemus male. Is he gorgeous or what?

Uploaded on Jul 14, 2006

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day60

A few days later the eggs will darken. This shows that they are fertile. I will keep them in my fridge until next spring.

Uploaded on Jul 16, 2005

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day57

These are the eggs.

Uploaded on Jul 12, 2005

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day56

This is a mating pair. The larger one is the female. Her abdomen is full of eggs.

Uploaded on Jul 9, 2005

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day53

The first moth has emerged from its cocoon. This one is a male.

Uploaded on Jul 6, 2005

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day34-39

Most spun by day 36. The last two (bottom right) were very small and took until day 39 to spin. The...

Uploaded on Jul 3, 2005

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day33

Uploaded on Jun 20, 2005

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day32

They are beginning to spin.

Uploaded on Jun 19, 2005

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day31

This one has wandered off the leaves and is laying down silk as it searches for a suitable place to make its cocoon.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2005

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day23

These guys have walked out of their old skins (to the left) and are now enetering the ravenous stage.

Uploaded on Jun 10, 2005

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Luna

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