When hatching they crawl from between the tiny flaps in the egg case and hang
from silk threads about 2" below the case. You can see 3 of them here crawling
out from under the flaps in this pic
.
from silk threads about 2" below the case. You can see 3 of them here crawling
out from under the flaps in this pic
.
You can see the silk threads in this pic too
There's 4 or 5 poking out of the flaps - they're worm like as they emerge.
They hang until they dry out and then they either fall to the ground or crawl up
and on to the plants around them. I only saw 4 or 5 fall to the ground. The rest
clambered up.
and on to the plants around them. I only saw 4 or 5 fall to the ground. The rest
clambered up.
This was the last of the bunch. They hung out like this till they were dry
and then they too climbed back up the silk threads and onto the plants.
