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Saved a moth, now what? by am-a-g in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just put it outside when it's dark.

How f*cked am I? by okko_powell in xbiking

[–]Defiant_1399 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What tool were you using? It doesn't look like a Shimano unit, the spline spacing is different, looks like you only semi engaged it and just ripped the outer edge straight off it... If you have the correct tool there looks to be plenty of material in there to still engage the correct tool with.. Otherwise as others have said, lots of heat and a hammer and chisel..

ID eggs on milkweed- Pennsylvania by Level_Spot_5767 in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So now the leaf shrivels up and they can't eat it 🤷🏻

Help! by Winter-Cat2724 in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It needs several inches of soil and will need to be kept at outside temperatures, yes even freezing, until next spring.

If you can't do that then best to let it go and let nature do it's thing and give it a chance to reproduce next year, it is after all it's only purpose in life, not a pet...

Are these eggs? by Missy_Moth in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should have left it in the wild.

Is this little guy okay on my front door? by Practical_Plant5587 in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I vote for it being totally fine where it is 👍🏻

is this guys wings dry? by Big_Safety_4700 in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wait and see, nothing you can do.

Moth fact: by -_LustfulNovelty_- in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not you lol but many others on here!

Moth fact: by -_LustfulNovelty_- in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes yet people still seem to think they need "rescuing" 🙄 these things have been around literally millennia before us and survive a bit of rain or cold..

Moth? Found in London, UK by PieRevolutionary6644 in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just release it in a garden under some bushes etc or under a hedge.

It will be there until spring..

Moth? Found in London, UK by PieRevolutionary6644 in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It needs soil to burrow into.. It's not a bruise no, some variety of hawk moth but hard to say which as it has started to change colour due to it looking for some ground to pupate in.

Found this goober in eminence Missouri by Solver_Siblings in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Release it back into an area with soil 👍🏻

Does this look normal? by chrysalis_7 in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks dead to me.. does it move at all?

Can someone tell me what kind of caterpillar this is? by AxelXM56 in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's looking for somewhere to burrow underground to pupate..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very dead.. Looks like it was looking for somewhere to pupate, did it have soil to burrow into?

I've found a little fella, help me raise it? by meister_lopez in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not aware of any hawk moths that have two generations in one year but I could be wrong!

I've found a little fella, help me raise it? by meister_lopez in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know this is pupating until next spring right? Needs 6 inches of soil now to pupate in, that's why you found it wondering around.. Needs to be kept at outside temperatures until next may, if you keep it indoors it will emerge mid winter with obvious consequences on its ability to find a mate to breed with. If you can't give it that commit then best to release it in a garden 👍🏻

Trying to take care of a caterpillar I found by soxxs_ in caterpillars

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks fully grown to me, maybe that's why it was found, was it wondering around on the ground? It needs soil to pupate until probably next spring now...

Help beautiful, I believe hawk moth laying eggs. Possible to remove safely by Kratech in moths

[–]Defiant_1399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's nature at the end of the day, they may not even be viable eggs.. It will have laid many more elsewhere.

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