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Even after a short time the first skin is getting too small. 05/03/92, 11:50 |
The
first peeling is managed! |
05/10/92, 17:30 | Again the skin is
getting too small. 05/11/92, 21:30 |
After that peeling you can suspect the caterpillar's typical appearance, but the white saddle still exists. | Immediately after peeling the head is white. | Now the head is colored. | Nothing gets lost in nature: The old skin is being eaten. |
Just three days after
the last peeling the skin is getting too small again. Also here you can see the bulged out neck-fork. 05/14/.92, 17:00 |
The penultimate dress
of the swallowtail's caterpillar. 05/15/92, 18:30 |
There is a big
appetite! 05/17/92 |
Now the caterpillar is
fully-grown. 05/19/92, 06:00 |
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