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Yllek
@yllekaj.bsky.social
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I'm just another flea on Gaia's back, raising butterflies & moths. Eclectic taste & post many random thoughts. All photos are my own. I Will credit when I share other artist's work. My home is my heart, 4 young adults, 4 cats, 2 old adults & 2 dogs
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · May 23
I won't disclose how long I sat, watching & waiting to capture this video but I am going to tell you, the actual speed of the transformation took 8 minutes. In order to share this with you, I sped up the video 8 times.
I present to you, the transformation of a varied eggfly caterpillar to chrysalis🦋
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 8m
I feel sorry for the batchelor.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 12m
I'm scared for the people returning to the ruins of their homes. As soon as the last hostage touches down in Israel, the "accidental" bomb will drop. He's conveniently herding them into a tight ambush position 😞
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 18m
It's hard to eradicate the bad bugs without impacting the good ones. I can't spray my trees because I want the caterpillars to live.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 19m
Yes, they do. You can hear them munching 😁 I love them so much!
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 20m
Thank you 😊 I found the house at TK Maxx 💜
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 21m
Ladybird banquets 🤩 Both the nymph and adult stages eat aphids 😁
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 22m
🤣🤣🤣
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 24m
I am aware of that. I am also very aware of the anti vax movement which has had a foothold in those parts for many decades. If Measles come to that area, there won't be enough vaccinated people to give them herd immunity.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 1h
They blend in very well.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 1h
🤣 It would be a bit weird to keep it on the bedside table. But, maybe they haven't got any room for the poo knife next to the toilet.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
That's a tiny bit optimistic 😔 Remember that time whooping cough was tearing through the community and Byron and surrounds had the worst cases due to their vaccination hesitancy?
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
There used to be a time when we carried vaccine passports to travel internationally. I still have mine.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
Yes
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
I wore gloves 😭
My badly stained fingers Over 200 grams of shield beetles
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
😭😡
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
*it
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
They also attract more when you do squish them 😡 Every branch I've removed them from has 4 times as many on ot a day later 😔
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
I've already picked off 295 grams of them AND stained my fingers badly.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 2h
😍 a chunky one ❤️ If that's the one you can't find, it's probably changing 🤞
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 3h
They must be getting plenty of aphids 🥰 I adore ladybirds 🐞
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 3h
These brown bugs? I'm fighting millions of them at the moment 😭 They are actively killing my fully grown grapefruit tree.
six stages of shield bug growth shown in six individual bugs.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 3h
They can thrive inside too. If you have a bug house or even a plastic tub with a net "lid", you can raise them in there. Just provide a fresh bunch of leaves (the newer growth) and have a couple of sturdy branches where they can climb to become chrysalis. They also like the old stuff taken out.
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 3h
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 3h
💪💞
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Yllek @yllekaj.bsky.social · 5h
Good afternoon Rob and Yarndi ☕☕🐱
That sounds amazing!
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