My big caterpillar is turning in to the chrysalis stage.
Callipeara Pudibunda Cairns QLD One of my first photos taken 5th July 2016 have no idea how old he was this is when I first saw him.
It has been wonderful to watch my very hairy caterpillar grow over the last two weeks here in Kuranda. QLD he is called a Calliteara Pundibunda caterpillar
Taken at night time he never stopped eating day or night.
Look at that mouth he never stops chumping?
Still growing covered in raindrops but he still kept eating.
Finally he has stopped eating and has found a safe place to metamorphosis he has added his first web strands at the top to hold himself to the container.
notice at the top the first stages of his web he is building around his body the orange stipe is part of his mouth.
Finally he has stopped eating and has found a safe place to metamorphosis
Because he is so hairy this is a real skill weaving those hairs.
By 10pm he was still working away weaving.
My last photo before going to bed.
This morning he had completely woven his hairy hair around his body and covered them with his web.
23rd July 2016 Saturday 24hrs after he started to build his web over his body. He is still working underneath his web. You can see his head at the top closing the last spot. this is going to keep him warm till he turns in to a moth.
Finally he has stopped weaving and what a snug place he has made.
very interesting how you got those photos as he webbed himself in – thanks for putting the ruler next to him so we could see how large he was
I found this so interesting thanks for sharing, I do hope “he” stays safe and maybe we will be able to see the end result sometime. Now…..back to the sewing for me!