That is amazing!![]()
That is amazing!![]()
Aaron Soh
quite freaky actually.
btw why are u doing up so late young man?
In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a 'failed experiment.' Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.
-Mark-
Sad news... they've killed all the cats. Sprayed with insecticide, apparently. It was a depressing sight (that's a pile of poop below):
I collected 6 of them earlier in the week, and they've started pupating. Shall see what emerges - hopefully it'll be easier to ID then.
Jacqueline @ www.flickr.com/_husky_/
Ah... sounds good. At least there's hope of seeing some adult moths now, and for Roger to ID them. I told Roger about your finds of lots of moth cats. We were in SBG the other day, but couldn't find any.![]()
Huh?! I thought SBG pledged not to use any artificial means of killing such as pesticides and let nature take its course?
Plus, why get rid of them? They produce all that rich frass at the base of the tree.![]()
Aaron Soh
Husky is probably right, though all the photos are of M. hyrtaca, just at different instars. These have been reared in Hong Kong (see the HKWildlife.net forum and search for Metanastria).
Don't think much of the "spray first ask questions later" approach - was there any sensible reasoning put forward to justify such action?
cheers, Roger.
Roger C. KENDRICK Ph.D.
C & R Wildlife, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong S.A.R.
HK Moths website: http://www.hkmoths.com
HK Moths Recording Project on i-Naturalist: http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/hong-kong-moths
HK Moths Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/groups/hongkongmoths/