the luna moth caterpillars are doing pretty well, some are already in their second instar. their second exoskeleton. there are 5 instars, then the pupa stage. Each instar lasts around 5-8 days. I also saw the first mantis outside in at least 2-3 weeks. It was a stage 4 mantis, like Ideal. It also rained, when it wasn't supposed to.

The original container the caterpillar's were in is pictured below. I moved them to a bigger one earlier today. (this was a picture I took yesterday)











































the bottom picture is my dad's picture in the "me taking a picture of mom taking a picture of dad"

actually it's more like "me taking a picture of mom taking a picture of dad, who is taking a picture of me taking a picture of mom who is taking a picture of me taking a picture of mom taking a picture of dad" I could go on... but I won't :P