So a ladybug rested on my working uniform all day while i was wearing it... could this mean good luck? if so is it normal for ladybugs to rest on certain clothing materials or do they just rest and then take off? i appreciate your buggos
Hello! You sent me another ask I have horribly neglected (sorrrryyyyy) so I’ll answer some of those questions too.
Ladybugs and luck go together a lot. When I was a kid, we also heard it was lucky if a ladybug landed on you, and you were luckier the more spots it had. Turns out, there are lots of different species of lady beetles (they are beetles!) and some have specific numbers of spots, some have no spots, some are super tiny and aren’t red, some have different numbers of spots depending on the individual, it really depends. If it’s lucky to you, then it’s lucky! Depending on the weather, they might rest on you to warm up. If you’ve seen any of those photos of hundreds of lady beetles crammed together in nooks and crannies, they are trying to hibernate until the weather warms up enough for their food to be more plentiful.
Also is there a way to attract moths without using lämps? Also also also what should i need to raise moth larvae? Your posts are inspiring, and thanks for helping me with the crab spooder id. Like keep it up
YES! Moths are also attracted to smells! Some people will put out an old banana, or they will "sugar bait” the side of a tree by painting it with a mixture of slightly fermented, sweet, sugary stuff. Here’s some more info on that [link]!
Raising moth larvae: What you need really depends on which kinds of moths, what they eat, and how they pupate. The most important consideration is you need to make sure you know what they eat, and you can get enough of it to last them until they pupate. Also, you want to make sure that you can keep them in their habitat without them escaping, and that they can safely pupate inside that habitat. I have had some tragedies on both of those accounts (so many escaped caterpillars, so many poor babies who couldn’t pupate because I didn’t know what they needed). Starting slow helps! I wouldn’t have had those tragedies if I wasn’t trying to do so much at once! Also, sometimes you will find caterpillars who are done eating and are ready to pupate, so it can be hard to tell when your caterpillar isn’t eating because he doesn’t like your food or he isn’t eating because he wants to pupate but he needs to dig a hole!Thank you for your messages and encouragement! Life is stressful sometimes, at least there’s always spiders somewhere. :D
January 14, 2019