Luckily found 2 Schwalbeschwanz Butterfly caterpillars in my garden

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1. why doesnt this happen to ME

2. They seem to be dilling.

3. Ha….they’re becoming Fat Boys…(fenchel)

4. Lucky you! My fennel and carrots failed, maybe there’s hope for the second generation or my measly dill plants.

5. >Schwalbeschwanz Butterfly caterpillars

   Rüebliraupe

6. nice creatures! i see you have the iphone 13.

7. You need to protect them or they’ll quickly become bird food – get a muslin or similar soft transparent cloth until they’re in their puppae form.

8. Thanks for the amazing capture!
   Looking at the amazing quality of the footage, I am a bit curious which device was used to film this? If you would please tell me, thanks

9. Congratulations! If you like, you can keep them in a simple wooden, open caterpillar box to protect them from birds. If you leave them they likely won’t live long enough to pupate.

10. Amazing, where abouts are you?

11. Nice! I was a child when I have seen a Rüebliraupe the last time. I didn’t remember that they look so beautiful. In my region the Pfauenauge is the most common and their caterpillar is kind of ugly.

12. How can an insect that crawls around with 24 legs or whatever morph into a flying insect? That’s just fascinating.