Does anyone have any idea what the hell this is?

31 May 2012, 12:18

Found in one of the aviaries at work a few weeks ago..

It's obviously fairly cold at the moment, but once you hold it, it's little tail end starts going around and around...

We're thinking just some sort of moth coccoon?
Maybe someone smart on here knows what sort?? lol

It's just over an inch long, and just under 10mm wide at the widest point...

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31 May 2012, 13:18

Yeah just a moth or butterfly cocoon, nothing to worry about.

31 May 2012, 13:26

I didn't think it was anything to worry about.. I might go put it in the reptile room for it to keep warm... lol

Then we can watch it come out into the world! Haha

31 May 2012, 13:38

I've done that a number of times as a kid, and a few times more recently too

Last one was an amazing hawk moth. That was phenomanal.

31 May 2012, 17:46

yea - a hawk moth pupae -there are some way cool ones!

http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/v/Sphingidae

spanna you sound as nerdy as me

31 May 2012, 18:58

Through and through. I was the type that had all kinds of weird and wonderful pets from the time I could walk... Caterpillars (through to moths and butterflies), spiders, scorpions, praying mantids. All of which were released after a short time though!!

31 May 2012, 19:58

I've only got my pet spider who lives in the bathroom... He pops his head out when im in the shower :/

Perve.

31 May 2012, 23:01

spanna wrote:Through and through. I was the type that had all kinds of weird and wonderful pets from the time I could walk... Caterpillars (through to moths and butterflies), spiders, scorpions, praying mantids. All of which were released after a short time though!!

Did you mention weird pets spanna ? these guys arent hard to breed (not that i bred them but wouldnt mind having a go) and they are way cool ! Not many yabbies here but a local equivalent. black light brings out colour and they become tame pretty quick, at least thats what im lead to believe.

31 May 2012, 23:19

Yuuuuuccckkkkkk!

31 May 2012, 23:25

glow in the dark - cooooooooooool

I did have a whistling spider "Alvira" as a lab pet for about 5 yrs - it became very quiet, use to take moths from my fingers very politely.
The cleaners wouldn't come in and collect the bins my laboratory for months after she escaped from her tank though

I think insects & arachnids definitely get used to handlers pretty quickly.