Well, almost empty; a couple of the caterpies aren’t big enough yet, but at the rate they consume snakeroot, I don’t expect it’ll be long. I knew they were close because they were getting so big and very fat, but it was interesting to watch them at the actual time they decided it was time to go become flutter-guys.

Getting a few last noms in before it’s time to go.

Time to go!

I got this guy as he was headed up the sweetgum tree, presumably to pupate.

He crawled onto my hand, so I took him in to show Flutter-guy Deh-day how big and fat they’d got.

A little hard to see because it was getting dark and they’re big, but not as big as the tree. Anyway, here are four of them, making their way up the sweetgum.

This is not a caterpie, but it is very pretty standing cypress. I need to grow more of this!