I tend to say 'thank you' a lot to you Steve, but anyway, thank you and much appreciated. I think it is quite a decent and interesting piece of footage, especially to capture the moment it left its favoured branch of nine or ten months, and for me to catch it 'going under' the leaf like that is especially pleasing. A shame that it seems not to have ended well, but an evening with the UV light, might shed some light on its fate.
Funny looking things but amazing camouflage. It’s interesting that only the pupae fluoresce under uv light. Great video Trevor I look forward to seeing them as pupae 👍🐛
Thank you. Hopefully some of the 30+ larvae monitored over the Autumn and Winter make it to the pupal stage. But once again, we've had big losses and as I mention in the description, this one was seemingly lost the next day. It was still there and settled the evening after filming, but it seems we've now lost them all in this part of the forest. The UV light beckons I think.
He knows of the videos Ray, as he came up to Sherwood Forest the other week to see Nick and Samantha Brownley and they showed him many of the L3 larvae at the time. I was elsewhere, as I don't mix with people well.
@theramblingentomologist I'm sure you and your wife were a great team. You must have mixed feelings when you are out in nature now, but from what you have spoken about, it still brings you great enjoyment. Thank you once again for sharing your enjoyment with us.
You're pretty spot on with what you say there Anthony. Nature (and invertebrates especially) saved me and there's no denying that. But it was UA-cam and starting this channel, which really cemented the fact I'm still here. The camera gave me that someone to talk to and I found an appreciative audience in all those who have since subscribed to these 'ramblings'.
Afraid it looks like we've lost it Catherine. I keep checking with the UV light each night I walk past, but it seems we've lost all those we knew of, in this part of the forest.
what a beauty!
Trevor all I can say is wow, truly amazing, thank you.
I tend to say 'thank you' a lot to you Steve, but anyway, thank you and much appreciated.
I think it is quite a decent and interesting piece of footage, especially to capture the moment it left its favoured branch of nine or ten months, and for me to catch it 'going under' the leaf like that is especially pleasing.
A shame that it seems not to have ended well, but an evening with the UV light, might shed some light on its fate.
Funny looking things but amazing camouflage. It’s interesting that only the pupae fluoresce under uv light. Great video Trevor I look forward to seeing them as pupae 👍🐛
Thank you. Hopefully some of the 30+ larvae monitored over the Autumn and Winter make it to the pupal stage. But once again, we've had big losses and as I mention in the description, this one was seemingly lost the next day. It was still there and settled the evening after filming, but it seems we've now lost them all in this part of the forest. The UV light beckons I think.
@@theramblingentomologistoh no, I’ll keep my fingers crossed that some get to pupate. They’re such a splendid butterfly
That's great that you found it so low in the tree. Mathew Oats would surely love to see this video😅.
He knows of the videos Ray, as he came up to Sherwood Forest the other week to see Nick and Samantha Brownley and they showed him many of the L3 larvae at the time. I was elsewhere, as I don't mix with people well.
They are indeed.
Magic - great sleuthing and what patience you have!
Thank you. When my wife was alive, our motto regarding insects was 'patience and persistence' and it was true 🙂
@theramblingentomologist I'm sure you and your wife were a great team. You must have mixed feelings when you are out in nature now, but from what you have spoken about, it still brings you great enjoyment. Thank you once again for sharing your enjoyment with us.
You're pretty spot on with what you say there Anthony. Nature (and invertebrates especially) saved me and there's no denying that. But it was UA-cam and starting this channel, which really cemented the fact I'm still here.
The camera gave me that someone to talk to and I found an appreciative audience in all those who have since subscribed to these 'ramblings'.
good news 😁
Cracking video Trevor, firstvtime we've seen that happen👍
I am surprised that there is not more than one .Maybe birds take a lot.
They must do, but certainly too many do go missing.
That's brilliant. What a capture.
Yes it was very pleasing. Checked with the UV again this evening and not a pupa to be found I'm afraid!
@@theramblingentomologist Hope it turns up.
What a wonderful wee beastie, I hope you find it again.
Afraid it looks like we've lost it Catherine. I keep checking with the UV light each night I walk past, but it seems we've lost all those we knew of, in this part of the forest.
A cute little horned beast, a true devil in disguise. Brilliant camouflage, i don't know how you keep track of them all... 🙂🙂🙂
Thankfully I'm not on my own Kilian, but luckily, they tend not to wander as much as people might think.