Hi Andy,
Although it's often assumed so, the synchronous eclosion of the silkmoths
does not necessarily require an environmental cue. There is a vast amount o=
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evidence in the field of biological timing that virtually all organisms hav=
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endogenous clocks that can anticipate established environm
Andy,
You state the eggs have all hatched over the last 48 hours. You also
state the mulberry trees have broken buds over the past two days. Is it
possible the opening buds are releasing some volatiles that diffused
into the eggs and triggered the hatching?
Axel Ringe
New Market, TN
Andy Dye
Hi everyone,=20
Silk moths are commonly used to demonstrate insect life history and a
number of other fun traits from kindergarten classes on up. Last
spring, I had a student with ten replicates of ten caterpillars mate and
produce about 50 batches of eggs. In the past 48 hours, they all began
h
