Enter the Wonderful World of Swallowtail Butterflies

A number of years ago I planted an anise plant. I enjoy herb gardening and this was just part of it. Then I noticed little "things" which I believed to be caterpillars. I watched and soon discovered that the birds enjoyed eating them. I did some research and sure enough they were black swallowtail caterpillars. More research and the help of an online friend and and I started raising swallowtails.















I will share my knowledge, my methods, my photos and my Zazzle butterfly products with you on this blog. I will also invite other Zazzle friends to share their butterfly products of swallowtails and other butterfly species.







Black Swallow Tail

Black Swallow Tail

Monday, June 20, 2011

Disaster Averted

I went to check the caterpillars this morning and discovered that the larger therefore heaver caterpillar had weighted down the anise branch and the caterpillar was just on the top of the water. He is ok, but it could have been a disaster, I don't think these guys are very good swimmers. That was the end of the cute little dishes with the wide open tops. We ran around looking for narrow top containers and fixed it so no caterpillar could land in the water.
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