Friends of the Year

Friends and pets can be really anything you want! As a huge nature person, I like to find friends as bugs or small creatures. Caterpillars are most valued to me as pets/friends, with slugs and beetles not far behind. 
My Pets of 2020
=== Caterpillars- ===
Forest Tent: 2=== Both Caterpillars were successfully raised, pupated, and erupted as moths in June.
Bride Underwing- 2=== Both Caterpillars were successfully raised, pupated, and erupted as moths in July. 
=== Beetles ===
Grapette- The Grapevine Beetle- Lived in my tank for roughly 2-3 weeks before dying. 
=== Slugs ===
King Lamothius and Blossum Buttin the slugs, along with their army. I had at least 50 slugs in a 6 gallon tank from late May to early July. I released them in July to live back outside. I may do this again in the fall. 
== Find A Friend ==
A thing I'm doing, called Find A Friend, is a weekly event where I go outside with a bright grow light, and turn it on for all the bugs. I jot down what I find, and kept a number of Asiatic Garden Beetles in the Delcore Day session on July 18th. I kept these beetles for one day, to observe. I released them about 20 hours later. I caught several moths that I'm currently and identifying. I found a wooley bear moth too. Im looking forward to finding a caterpillar or another grapevine beetle. I plan to go out again on July 22nd. 
To better understand the nightlife around us, im going out with a grow light once to maybe three times a week. This could possibly also help get us more eggs and youth of those species. This could also help boost caterpillar population, by attracting possible parents to a light, and maybe they may run into eachother and mate. 
Will this growlight experiment help boost caterpillar population? We'll find out in the fall!
Category:Pets
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