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Thanks for watching, and the nice note - I'm happy you enjoyed the show. The tree they've chosen here is a Scrub Oak, which is about 15 feet tall. I've also seen them nest in Privet and Pine. The nest is only about 8 feet up from the ground, which made it easy to slide a polecam up the trunk into position and strap it in place. More important than the type of tree is the cover which it provides. In every case, they've chosen a dense cluster of foliage which is well covered from the sides and overhead view, where hawks, crows, and Ravens are likely to see them from. You probably won't be able to encourage them to build in any particular location. However, you may be able to locate a nest by watching the birds for a while. In the spring when they first lay their eggs, the male will return to the nest regularly to bring the female food, and later, they will both come and go. They are VERY quiet around their nest, so they don't attract attention to its location. They even remove the chicks' poop and transport it elsewhere. If a predator comes very near the nest, you can listen for their alarmed squawking, which is distinctly different from their usual squawks at cats and other known predators in the general vacinity of the nest. Once you have a general idea where to look, just watch patiently to narrow it down. Good luck with your birds!

Normally, Saturniidae moths (and many others) begin expanding their wings as soon as they are free of the cocoon. If, after a 10 minutes or so, the moth still has small crumpled wings, then it "forgot" to do it and doesn't get a second chance. This sort of malfunction happens about 5%-10% of the time, depending on the "health" of the population. I'm not sure what causes it.

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You should be able to get some Pipevine plants at local nurseries, or worst case, grow some from cuttings, if you can find a source. It should be pretty easy to grow, and once established you'd have a nice suuply for your own use. Good luck! Thanks for watching and commenting =)

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Indeed the pattern of rotation will vary widely depending upon ones position on the globe, and the direction the camera is pointed. For those who arechallenged by spacial relations, it will be very difficult to imagine what the pattern SHOULD look like without some very detailed visual modeling setup. At one time I considered setting up a small "planetarium" in my garage, with a GoPro mounted on a ball, suspended on a string, which could simulate a spinning Earth. Christmas lights would be hung above to simulate stars. The camera could be placed anywhere on the ball and aimed in any direction. When the ball is spun slowly on the string, the camera would show something similar to what a person (or camera) would see from any position/direction on Earth. Unfortunately I never got around to doing this experiment. Thanks for watching and commenting! =)

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The larvae are almost as colorful as the adults - in the later instars, at least. Very interesting critters to raise and study. Good luck with them! Thanks so much for watching and commenting =)

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While I have not actually seen this happen, based on the dedication each parent has shown in this series, I'd say the remaining parent would continue to do an outstanding job of raising their chicks. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

That's a good question.. Sometimes it's hard to visualize the physical orbits of our solar system without a 3D model for reference. I'll try to explain what we're seeing here... The view you see in this video is of the western sky, just after sunset. Note that the sky is still a bit blue with the remaining daylight. So, we are actually looking towards the sun, which is now just over the horizon. Even though Venus is inside of our orbit, it's still orbits far enough out from the Sun that it can be seen from Earth during that short time at dawn or dusk when it's still above the horizon but the Sun is not. Now, it get's even more fun when we throw Jupiter into tne mix! Since Jupiter is so HUGE, it reflects a LOT of sunlight, and can be seen from Earth pretty much anywhere in its orbit, so long as it isn't competing with the Sun/daylight. In this case, we're actually looking PAST the Sun at Jupiter, which is not quite on the opposite side of the Sun from us. Also, since it IS more or less opposite the Earth, we're seeing pretty-much the entire disc of Juptier (rather than a crescent), so it can reflect maximum sunlight, and appear very bright even though it's 186 million miles (approximately) farther away than if it were on the same side of the Sun with Earth, being viewed at midnight. The Moon can be pretty much anywhere in the sky (within its orbital plane, of course), so getting all these celestial bodies together is just a matter of timing. Anyway, that's how we can see the 2nd and 5th planets (plus the Moon) from planet #3, in the same general area of the sky. Hopefully I've made some sense. Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting! =)

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They can be very entertaining, and even "friendly" if you offer them a worm or some peanuts every now and then... Just don't do anything near the nest that they consider threatnening, or they (the male in particular) will follow you around and squawk at you endlessly every time you go outside! XD Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting! =)

I saw the parents feed the chicks an amazing variety of things. Worms were probably the least common item on the menu. Insects were probably #1. I saw the leg of a lizard go into one chick (which barely fit) as well as various vegatables stolen from a neighbor's pet tortoise! Bits of corn, lettuce, perhaps flower buds and other unidentifiable vegi matter went into those chicks as well. You can't say they didn't get a vairable and balanced diet! The species is quite omnivorous, and seem to eat just about anything but never a lot any one thing. When presented with a regular supply of worms as I sometimes found and left below the nest, they would only eat a certain amount of them, saving room for a variety of other stuff. The variety of dietary items probably makes sure that they get all the nutrition they need, both the adults and chicks alike. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! =)

If you can find the host plants (Live Forever) where they are known to fly (early-mid FEB in most areas), and see the adults flying in the area, examine every plant you see for the "damage" created by the larvae. They tunnel around in the succulent leaves just below the semi-transparent leaf "skin", and the trails they leave are pretty easy to spot. If you remove a leaf with fresh-looking damage, there is likely to be a larva inside, still eating away. Unless they consume the entire leaf, they have no reason to exit until they are ready to pupate.

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