Pg 57 cont’d from pg 56
June 04, 2012
Pg 57 cont’d from pg 56
Well this is an update on Little Lucky Jack who was born with no wings. Little Lucky Jack the giant silk moth with no wings….seems to be saying to me, “Hey I’ve got no wings…but I can still fly in my mind”. After all that he has been through I think he deserves a chance to mate…..so when I got up this morning I noticed 5 other male Polyphemus moths on the side of the house so tonight I will lay him on the window sill outside and and if a female comes by he may be able to do what he came to do, but she will have to go to him. At least in this way he has a chance, as slim as that may seem to some. Now I really need some luck here but I believe that after all Lucky Jack has been through he deserves this opportunity.
I also had tried to release Miracle Baby several times but he was just not ready to go, until last night that is. His wings were strong enough to fly and as I watched him fly down the beach alone into the night I realized what a true miracle he was. If you read the whole blog series you will know that he was the only Polyphemus Giant Silk Moth
from the 26 eggs I started with that survived and was born strong enough to fly off on his own.
At the Caterpillar stage a Polyphemus moth has a very low survival rate. A female moth can lay hundreds of eggs. If only two of those eggs live to adulthood, the population of this moth will stay the same size. But unfortunately most of the caterpillars that hatch do die from predators or illnesses. So by helping these tiny eggs to hatch and become full grown moths they have a better chance on survival. Some say they are on the endangered species list. I myself have noticed them becoming less and less with each passing year. This is why when I watched Miracle Baby fly down the beach alone I knew in my heart that this truly was a miracle I was watching.
The End
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Below is an image I was inspired to create in memory of my little Miracle Baby. Now every time I see this image I will think of him.
