Butterfly Dreams
Posted By AmyD. on April 27, 2009
Now, I won’t say that my husband is completely cheap. But, he certainly has super cheap tendencies.
Maggie saw a commercial the other day for caterpillars that you can raise into butterflies and release them. She was very excited about the idea. I mentioned it to Mike and of course he asked how much it cost. He cringed at the thought of spending $20 on butterflies and swore he could do something cheaper.
He came home the other day with several, large caterpillars that he had caught.
I suggested we research them online to see what kind they are.
Turns out, they are white striped sphinx moths that can have a 5″ wingspan and are often mistaken for humming birds since they are large and often eat nectar from flowers just like humming birds.
That’s right, Mr. Cheap Skate brought me home monster moths. Monster moths that Maggie was extremely excited about and spent a lot of time carefully placing sticks and things in the jar so she could watch them climb up them.
They burrow underground to do the whole cocoon / transformation into a monster moth thing so Mike has decided to release them into the backyard at night. At night, because if he does it during the day when B.B. (the hen) is grubbing through the bushes it will be an all you can eat buffet out there.
I wanted butterflies and got moths.
Can you believe that?
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BINGO!
This is the third time that Ihave heard about that thing you can buy to harvest your own butterflies! Heaven please help me if my daughter gets her heart set on it. Oh pulease nooooo!
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I know someone who did it once, it’s actually pretty easy, clean and fun. Beats the hell out of having your cat have a litter of kittens, that’s for sure! LOL
My daughter, Katie, saw that same advertisment. My husband on the other hand went to the extreme and is setting her up with her own butterfly terrarium that reminds me a little domed village. I don’t even want to know how much money he has spent. Give Mike a big kiss for the effort!
Awww, that’s really sweet, you’ve got a Super Dad on your hands! Very cool!
At least he didn’t bring home earth worms of something worse!
In the past he has brought home snakes, tarantulas, lizards, and frogs. The man is an 8 year old boy trapped in a man’s body.
Moths are scary. Don’t they eat clothes? Can you imagine what one would do if it got inside your ear!
Feed those bitches to the bird asap. Save yourself.
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That’s what I thought. Apparently, not ALL moths eat clothing. These moths actually eat nectar out of plants.
Moths kinda creep me out. Seth has seen that same commercial and he wants it, too. However, he is just as happy digging up worms…which are even ickier.
It was a sweet thing that Mike did
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Moths didn’t bother me until I realized that there are some large enough to be mistaken for hummingbirds. Now they DO creep me a bit.
Did you tell him they multiply like rabbits and pest control will be 500 $ ? Did ya did ya did ya?
I should have!