9.21.2006

Entomology

These are the larva of Black Swallowtails:

They eat parsley and carrot tops, which explains why I found them in my plants last night. I briefly relocated them to a drip tray filled with chard and lime leaves, but they were not pleased with my compromise and have disappeared. I have a feeling that I will find them in my parsley again soon, and then I will capture them and feed them on carrot tops and limited amounts of my parsley until they turn into beautiful butterflies for me.

"Then," I told B who advocates excessive carnage, "I will put on a floaty dress and frolic in the park to Peter Paul & Mary."

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