Lots of crawling, no other changes.
This morning, they had moved up to the very top leaves of the milkweed.
![milkweed tussock caterpillars](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHyavDyxD7cVBgeKjIzwCy-pOIAngB6BXAgV3kgfK008Fzj-TqFk8_SeCGc1j9Ood6adfonAPWxRWjPy0MLXoioAvBoDNsb914hCa7BPo6b4UITzheO4Pi40vfVk6LT8DJhwXeUIZ7eQ/s1600/milkweedtussockmoth21.jpg)
When I got home this evening, they sure weren't up top. The yellow oval is the leaf they were on yesterday. The red is where they were this morning.
![milkweed tussock caterpillars](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KpLO-FCwgJUu_BA9u47GjHidha5K8Udfboevmtf3Vk8rx24pjairm0ZaF-ZQdNY2hasjPIuWAsz8On5rXkLPATgHNysq9m1YOf0zr8TVb-fIAZEGfEmJbyOfzaXvikceVMohvPZoqXM/s1600/milkweedtussockmoth22.jpg)
They had all fallen or crawled down to the bottom leaves. This is the first time they've moved downwards. Everything below them is covered with frass. That's a technical word for caterpillar poop.
![milkweed tussock caterpillars](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1quVDS741AFYUxkpAV2z97SNEFdErRNA02dIvDTso4QC8YVi4xHRr-2k2H-Vbd2kMSI4WoBsFYS8mHpo2xC_UD56A-FN1ekWDt1gDfeg9C7bqNxB4ByRZSBhDu2asdYV-BuTciUbWl_s/s1600/milkweedtussockmoth23.jpg)
No sign at all of the big guys. This tale may be just about told.
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2 comments:
Well that explains why they kept moving up. It's amazing how fast they can eat those leaves
Further proof that frass trickles down. This has been a very interesting tale and fun to follow.
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