Thursday, 26 August 2010

Blob on the Broccoli

A relative found this odd object on her vegetables (country of origin of the greens unknown). Looks like a lepidopteran pupa but we will have to wait to see if it hatches. No sign of life yet, but I am now thinking that it might be a beetle in transformation.
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1 comment:

Caroline Gill said...

Please keep us posted!

27 August 2010 at 10:01

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