{"id":13434,"date":"2012-11-04T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=13434"},"modified":"2012-11-08T18:11:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T02:11:24","slug":"larvae-nursery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/11\/04\/larvae-nursery\/","title":{"rendered":"Larvae Nursery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Came across this odd collection of tiny, elongated spots on one of our outside walls in the backyard. Upon closer inspection they turned out to be super tiny, newly hatched larvae of I think some kind of moth. They actually look really pretty with all their hairs sticking out. You can even make out some unhatched ones in the middle. Interesting how those are all along a central corridor and the outlying ones are all hatched.<\/p>\n<p>And they didn&#8217;t gross me out because I knew they would be crawling away, if they even survive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13435\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[13434]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13435\" data-attachment-id=\"13435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/11\/04\/larvae-nursery\/wall-larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351852094&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wall Larvae01 11-04-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The patch of spots&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13435 \" title=\"Wall Larvae01 11-04-12 lo-res\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae01-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The patch<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13436\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[13434]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13436\" data-attachment-id=\"13436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/11\/04\/larvae-nursery\/wall-larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=720%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351854558&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wall Larvae02 11-04-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The close up&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13436\" title=\"Wall Larvae02 11-04-12 lo-res\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wall-Larvae02-11-04-12-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The close up<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Came across this odd collection of tiny, elongated spots on one of our outside walls in the backyard. Upon closer inspection they turned out to be super tiny, newly hatched larvae of I think some kind of moth. They actually look really pretty with all their hairs sticking out. You can even make out some &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/11\/04\/larvae-nursery\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-3uG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":333,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/06\/10\/roses-and-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":13434,"position":0},"title":"Roses and Larvae","date":"June 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Worked on photos I took of my mom's roses and of some tiny, freshly-hatched Monarch Butterfly larvae that I had to transport from a plumeria plant to a milkweed.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fauna&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Monarch-Larva-Baby02-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12957,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/06\/01\/monarch-trek-the-next-generation\/","url_meta":{"origin":13434,"position":1},"title":"Monarch Trek: The Next Generation","date":"June 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Found at least four new and tiny Monarch larvae (each one about an eighth of an inch long) munching on the milkweed blooms. Also got a shot of a visible egg, which are usually hidden underneath the leaves. With the milkweeds in full bloom and the Monarchs\u00a0already\u00a0showing up in force,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fauna&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Monarch-Larvae01-06-01-12-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1724,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/09\/13\/three-new-monarch-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":13434,"position":2},"title":"Three New Monarch Larvae","date":"September 13, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Got some shots of three Monarch larvae I found in the backyard.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fauna&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12953,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/06\/01\/fly-my-own-little-dragon-fly\/","url_meta":{"origin":13434,"position":3},"title":"Fly, My Own Little Dragon, Fly","date":"June 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"While out taking pictures of tiny Monarch larvae I came across this small dragonfly just sitting on one of our patio chairs. He let me get really close to take a few pictures. First time I've been able to do this without them flying away.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fauna&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dragonfly-06-01-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1763,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/09\/14\/relocation-of-two-monarch-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":13434,"position":4},"title":"Relocation Of Two Monarch Larvae","date":"September 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Transferred our last two Monarch larvae across the street to Betty's house since our milkweeds had no more leaves for them to eat.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fauna&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bettys01-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9246,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/10\/10\/pleasing-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":13434,"position":5},"title":"Pleasing The Larvae","date":"October 10, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Since all of our milkweed plants had been completely gleaned of juicy, milk-filled leaves by the few remaining Monarch larvae we have, we bought a few more plants to get them bulked up enough for their upcoming pupation phase. They appeared very grateful.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fauna&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Milkweeds01-10-10-11-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13434"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13434"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13440,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13434\/revisions\/13440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}