Through the Eyes of an Author

Luna moth caterpillars typically hatch from eggs 8-12 days after they’re laid. After my moths failed to fulfill their dynastic obligations to the next generation, I ordered 120 luna moth eggs. And for kicks, I threw in 12 cecropia moth eggs. As a kid I heard my mother’s stories from her childhood about catching a cecropia moth. They’re [...]

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I guess the blog Gods were listening to my plea in my last post. The afternoon of May 28, Male #1 came rising up out of the shallow dish on my desk with legs waving frantically like Mothra stalking Tokyo! I was on the phone with a bookstore in CA and nearly had a heart attack [...]

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