The caterpillar situation has remained stable all day. So I guess the answer to one question is: As they get larger, they don't change instars as quickly.
Here's what I found this morning. A lot fewer caterpillars, all on the back of the large upper leaf.
![milkweed tussock moth caterpillar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHX7uqzCQRgLMg4YlESA7ZWuRY6bjioLGRZuA5-wK0GU_oJViINQOhZorx2xs1XBCgqWCWpqC0117pVD7jfu6qX-XauBbIIxeWP5acil7W1ARiNWylqDcyte2WwCgIqQdW4k5k4uO7f0/s1600/milkweedtussockmoth11.jpg)
And now there are two of the 4th instar- the very small orange and black caterpillar.
![milkweed tussock moth caterpillar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL74X-VSFcT40Bp58lLDhS0qLoJWPKB_dR0n-yBBllUNIsVPAIFQ7dudfd8ylNnYYRewHMKSr5Bcxmea8cFl0S-Qubix9B2m7nuKF68meKp7j01ZX_yida78zUQBmWZwpZ-myHcxsNoy0/s1600/milkweedtussockmoth12.jpg)
It was the same at lunch, and the same this evening.
I went for a hike with some friends today. More about that on Sunday. You'll know why, then.
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3 comments:
More is horrible.
This series has prompted me to examine the milkweed that grows in our basement walkout garden. There are no signs of fauna in the flora.
I wonder where the rest of them went
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