So I won’t forget, it was last Sunday (02 Nov) that I found and “cat-napped” (not as obvious as manti-napped, but I know what I mean) hungry little Bucky the caterpillar, and when I went to give him his plantain for breakfast today, he was in no condition to eat because my little paterkiller pal had become a chrysalis. Awwww! I don’t know whether he’ll go in the basement near a window or whether I’ll detach the chrysalis from the top of the Kritter Keeper and put him in the window like I did Polly the Polyphemus Moth, but either way, he’s got to stay at outdoor temperatures because I don’t want a beautiful butterfly to emerge when there’s nothing for him to eat. Oh, and when I can’t find this next spring to check the date he was found and when he went into the pupal stage…..caterpillar chrysalis butterfly buckeye common buckeye. That oughta be enough for a search to find it.

Okay, Bucky…I’ll make sure you don’t get too warm or too cold, or covered with ice, and you just be a good bug and stay snug in your little sleeping bag until it’s warm again and there’s food for you! 🙂