My last observation was Sunday, so it’s been four days since my last observation. Today, I will be sure to include a picture of each mini-habitat.
- Mini-habitat #1 A few of the nymphs have gotten really big. (See photo)
- Mini-habitat #2 There are still almost all the nymphs near the cotton and sunflower seeds.. (See photo)
- Mini-habitat #4 Both original adults are still alive. No mating observed recently There are molted exoskeletons all over the habitat. I tried to get a picture of one -that black thing near the top of the picture is an exoskeleton that was molted from a developing milkweed bug. (See photo)
- Mini-habitat #5 I could not find the last remaining adult today. I will check again in a few days. The clutch I found a few observations ago seems to be slowly turning a reddish/orange color. (See picture)
- Mini-habitat #7 The last adult in this habitat is on the water supply paper towel but is barley moving at all. It does not appear to be drinking. When I jostled the bag it seemed to slowly move with great effort. We might be near the end of the line for this habitat. (See picture)
- Mini-habitat - Extras - It is milkweed bug mayhem in this habitat. There are lots of bugs of many different sizes. They are growing fast. (See picture)
I will make more observations on Monday of next week…watch your email for a notification of when I post.
Stay safe!
Contact information:
Remind: text @497h7k to 81010
Email: mmckellar@lowell.k12.ma.us
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