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it looks like a little hut/house surrounded by a tall fence. What a fantastic thing!
by arjn 13y ago
it looks like a little hut/house surrounded by a tall fence. What a fantastic thing!
- ChuckMcM 13y agoI'm guessing that it evolved the fence to prevent crawling predators from feasting on the cocoon while the bug is pupating. That said, its a really interesting example. The next time the guy is out in the jungle and sees one the thing to do is to take it home, put it in a jar, and wait to see what pops out. I learned about mosquito eggs that way, as a youth I thought they were tadpole eggs, put them in my jar and waited for frogs. Instead I got mosquito larvae and then a jar of dead mosquitos (I didn't take the top off once I recognized the larval form.)
- arjn 13y agoOr maybe set up a camera to take pictures every couple of minutes. Sometimes removing these things from their environment may prevent them from hatching.