sun worshipping pillars

[Galapoheros]

I thought this was kind of weird. I have a small orange tree in a pot. Swallowtail caterpillars are on it and I see them raise their bodies head-first to the sun, every one of them oriented in the same direction. Sorry could only round up two with my camera view. I guess they are avoiding the hot sun on their backs but it looks kind of funny to see all of them doing it. As soon as a cloud moved under the sun, they all went back down again. Picks are kind of blurry, couldn't get my camera to focus on the caterpillars.

 

[Galapoheros]

I just covered the tree to keep the parasitic flies out and wasps.

 

[codykrr]

weird...but i have to ask...what kind of plant is that behind the covered orange tree. that wouldnt happen to be what i think it is, is it...?

 

[Galapoheros]

lol, no, I still haven't been able to get a positive ID on those things. I grew them from seeds, found the plant in e texas. It has red, honeysuckle looking blooms and the seeds are as big as golf balls ...anybody have any idea what kind of plant it is? I can take a pic of one of them if somebody thinks they can ID it.

 

[codykrr]

go ahead, ill see what i can do.

 

[Galapoheros]

I think I'll post a pic of one of them in a diff thread later, people might see the title here and have no interest in looking at the thread. If a post in a new thread, I think it will get more plant people.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Maybe they're reincarnated Aztecs

Since other butterfly species use the sun for migratory orientation, perhaps they are "in training" before they eclose. Love the little blue spots on the backside.

 

[deathwing]

what ever position they make, they all look like bird poop...

 

[Crysta]

Maybe they're reincarnated Aztecs

Since other butterfly species use the sun for migratory orientation, perhaps they are "in training" before they eclose. Love the little blue spots on the backside.

They might be Muslim too.