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Farewell, Little Caterpillars.

by Employee 37

Sad news, everyone. After having completed their cocoons, the Cecropia Moth caterpillars will leave the Traverwood Branch library this Sunday, and return to the grounds of the Leslie Science and Nature Center. They will overwinter in their cocoons nestled safely in a secure outdoor enclosure, and will be released into the wild when they emerge as North America's largest native moths next spring. Thank you to all who visited them, and you still have a few more days if you want to check out the cocoons.

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Submitted by derin on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:08pm

OMG, that is soooo sad! I wish they could stay just a little longer! I loved those little caterpillars and they were soooo cute! Well, good-bye!

I'm so sad they're leaving Traverwood! But I am very happy that the caterpillars were able to stay with us for so long. It was wonderful seeing the interaction and interest of staff and patrons with the caterpillars and the life cycle of the Cecropia moth. Those critters brought smiles to many!! I loved checking in on the them each day I was at the library.

Thank you to Leslie Science Center and AADL for sharing this experience with us. :D What's next?!

Submitted by jtmaxwell on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 10:41pm

You can always view them in the Critter House at LSNC - they live on the front porch, and LSNC is just down the road from Traverwood!

Submitted by Juliettie on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 8:49am

Thanks AADL and LSNC for providing us with such a neat opportunity. I agree with the others...go to Leslie (it's FREE) and take a peek at the cocoons on the porch of the Critter House and then go visit the raptors. It's a great place and so close to Traverwood.

Submitted by Ilyjtwya on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 9:44am

We made a special trip to see the cocoons before it was too late, so glad we did. They didn't look the way we imagined. AND summer game players should check it out for a last minute code ;)

Submitted by adimarzo on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 10:21am

We checked on them several times this sumemr and they were fascinating! We'll try to get over there yet this week to see the cocoons. And thanks for the reminder to go check our Leslie Science Center. We've never been - I'll add that to our list for next week (the last week of summer vacation ;-( ).

Submitted by Smiles on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 10:24am

This is so sad, I was hoping they would stay until they turned into moths. It would be exciting to watch the moths fly around.

Submitted by andrea on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:15pm

We just visited them again last night. I'm glad we got to see them again before they left. Back when they were caterpillars they were amazing--so colorful.

There were actually four codes for the caterpillars, and you can earn the "I pupated" badge by having all four codes. All four codes had pretty high point values.

Submitted by NancyA2 Staff on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 7:35pm

Tears.

Submitted by monkk Staff on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:54am

I'm so glad I got to see the caterpillars all tucked in their cocoons before they left. The instincts they have to do such great work is AMAZING!

Submitted by ruiwca on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:41pm

I really enjoyed visiting them as they grew from caterpillars to cocoons. I will miss them. Are they really going to stay in their cocoons till next spring?

Submitted by Zhengyang1022 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:28am

Are the caterpillars going back to Traverwood... , like in the spring? And can they go to another library next summer？(because Traverwood is really far from my house so I only got to see them once)

Submitted by Morgsush on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 10:00am

I doubt the librarians would be very happy if I just reached in and squished the caterpillars...

yup. sadly, i didn't get the first codes despite where i live (but you all have probable already read that). frustrating, and i wish they would just keep the old codes up

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