I could try focusing. <G> I was really in a hurry to get them over their transportation shock and ito their new home as soon as possible.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 12:55 PM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting stuff. Good luck. You could try focus stacking. > > Alan C > > On 04-Jul-20 05:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > *SORRY -- MY COMPUTER DECIDED TO SEND THE EMAIL BEFORE I HAD FINISHED > > TYPING. HERE IS THE ENTIRE MESSAGE.* > > > > Tuesday I received a shipment of Monarch caterpillars from Rose Franklin, > > the Milweek Lady, in PA. This is the first batch of the season. I have > > also ordered some from Monarch Watch, but those have been delayed. > > > > They arrive by mail, on a small milkweed plant about 6 inches tall. They > > are tiny, less than 1/4 the size of a grain of rice, and at first I had > > difficulty finding any, as they usually hide on the underside of the > > leaves. I opened the shipping container over a plastic circular tray > that > > I place under potted plants. That was fortunate, as one fell out, and I > > noticed him only because the tray was white. > > > > I placed one of the potted tropical milkweed plants from my deck into my > > medium size butterfly cage (the small one now hold a praying mantis egg > > case), and gently rested the smaller plant with the caterpillars at the > > base of the larger milkweed, so they could move onto that as the one they > > were shipped with gets eaten up or drys out. Lastly, I managed to get > the > > straggler that had fallen offhttp:// > > dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/7/4/new-catsonto the > > tray by scooping it up with a small milkweed leaf and placing the leaf at > > the base of the larger plant. > > > > It is pretty hot and humid, but I hope they will all develop into pupae > and > > then butterflies over the next few weeks. > > > > It is tricky to photograph the little guys, because they are so tiny and > > ten to hide under leaves. Also, I was trying to make the transfer as > quick > > and gentle as possible, as they had just survived a traumatic journey > > courtesy of the US Postal Service. > > > > Below is the best image I could manage under the circumstances. The > second > > image is included to give some idea of their size (the leaves are about 1 > > 1/2 inches long), and to show how the arrive on the small milkweed plant. > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/7/4/new-cats > > > > K-5 IIs, smc FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 > > Comments are invited and appreciated. > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
