My new breeding project

Age : 43 Registration date : 2008-12-11

I am going to be breeding Manduca sexta (Goliath Hronworms) Right now I have 16 that have dug down and are ready to pupate. So hopefully I can get them to emerge into adult moths soon, and be loaded with cats :) . Here are some pics that I took of them, for anyone that doesn't know what Goliath Hornworms look like. I will also post pics of the adult moths and such when the time comes.

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This one is a pic of the horn.

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Admin Age : 52 Registration date : 2008-08-07

wow those are cool looking but the horns what are they used for they look sharp

Moderator Age : 53 Registration date : 2008-08-07

Those look really cool! Can't wait to see the moth they develop in to!

Age : 40 Registration date : 2008-08-12

Man I guess its my night for the eek factor lol! I love there color!

Age : 65 Registration date : 2008-08-10

Wow, what beautiful caterpillars! Thanks for posting the pics; I hadn't heard of them before.

Guest

Is their horn lika a stinger or just for looks?

Age : 43 Registration date : 2008-12-11

Thanks everyone :)

Don't really know the purpose of the horn. It's not a stinger and it isn't sharp. It's actually as soft and bendable a a blade of grass.

They are all in their pupal stage now, which I will post pics of soon. So hopefully they will be emerging as moths in the next 4 weeks.

Age : 43 Registration date : 2008-12-11

Now here are pics of what the pupa look like.

The thing you see sticking out is the mouth part of the adult moth form. In which they stretch out to feed on nectar and such.

This one in particular is going to be female. Which I was going to get a pic of how to sex them, but my camera is not that good.

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Guest

Thats cool.I never thought anyone raised bugs as a hobby. Very interesting.

Admin Age : 52 Registration date : 2008-08-07

cool cant wait to see more pics when they turn into a moth there was something that looked like a worm on the door last year looked like it had a huge eye i kept watching it but i missed seeing what it turned into was kinda neat watching it cover its self up

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