Ecologer Mode - Chlosyne lacinia

Ere ye ready fer the coming great titration
when there's scanty oxygen to breathe
Ye shall fall upon yer knees as yer snotty nostrils wheeze
Ere ye ready fer the coming great titration

You are correct Crumby. This orgone box works wonders. I have forgotten all about that miserable banana thief, nearly. And now, as that miserable banana thief suffers all the torments the Blessed Goddess especially devises for banana gluttons, I feel super better.

That's good Rayetta. Hey Rayetta. Some of your caterpillars are eating up the Helianthus annua as if the great titration is at hand. Since we have plenty of H. annua to spare, I am not concerned about the balance yet, but those caterpillars are cutting a wide swath. They may need thinning out, anon.

Hmmm. OK. We should check them out. Assist me out of the orgone box, Crumby.

All righty then. Whoa! You sure are getting to be a big girl, Rayetta.

What did you spell, Crumby?

Er, nothing Rayetta. Here we go. Ooooof. There now, you are out of the orgone box at last, all refreshed.

Yes, I am. OK. We shall now get to work on the depradators.

Yepper. Here's an example of what those rascals are up to. Rayetta.

Goodness.





And here's a close-up of their shenanigans.

Goodness. But see how pretty they are.






And here's the suspected ovapositor or one of its close kin.

Mercy! That is Chlosyne lacinia, one of my personal favorites, Crumby. Are you sure those caterpillars are coincidental with this butterfly.

Noper Rayetta. I am not sure. But I am pretty sure. For one thing, the marvelous variability of these caterpillars may be a reflection of the polymorphism of the adults, even so, right here in these narrowly confined CB parts.

Goodness. Well Crumby, don't thin them out until you are certain. Matter of fact, don't them them out period until we consult on this topic again, anon. And if there is plenty of H. annua, don't them thin them out at all, ever.

All righty then, Rayetta.