How long do catepillars stay in the cocoon?
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The length of these journeys far exceeds the lifetime of a Monarch (lives four days as egg, two weeks as caterpillar, ten days as chrysalis, and two to six weeks as a butterfly). \n\n\nMetamorphosis\nThe life cycle of a Monarch includes a change of form called complete metamorphosis. The Monarch goes through four radically different stages:\n\nThe eggs are laid by the females during spring and summer breeding months. \nThe eggs hatch, revealing worm-like larva, the caterpillars. The caterpillars consume their egg cases, then feed on milkweed, and sequester substances called cardenolides, related to the cardiac glycoside digitalis. During the caterpillar stage, Monarchs store energy in the form of fat and nutrients to carry them through the non-feeding pupa stage. \nIn the pupa or chrysalis stage, the caterpillar spins a silk pad on a twig, leaf, etc. and hangs from this pad by its last pair of prolegs. It hangs upside down in the shape of a 'J', and then molts, leaving itself encased in an articulated green exoskeleton. At this point, hormonal changes occur, leading to the development of a butterfly. \nThe mature butterfly emerges after about two weeks.
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The trap constricts tightly around the insect and secretes digestive juices, much like those in your stomach. It dissolves the soft inner parts of the insect but not the\ntough, outer part called the exoskeleton. At the end of the digestive process, which takes from five to twelve days, the trap reabsorbs the digestive fluid and then reopens. The leftover parts of the insect, the exoskeleton, blow away in the wind or are washed away by rain. The time it takes for the trap to reopen depends on the size of the insect, temperature, the age of the trap, and the number of times it has gone through this process.
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http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/csp_amis.htm\n\ntypically 1 year
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1 to 2 minutes is good, however 'freedivers' can hold theirs for 5 minutes or more, to do this they hyperventilate to a degree (sufficient so that they still have traces of CO2 in their bloodstream to enable the hypoxic drive - so that they don't pass out through lack of oxygen) - DO NOT try this without medical or instructor supervision.
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Sounds like a Luna moth. When it comes out of the cocoon is sole purpose is to mate..It will not even have a mouth. The wings will be very brittle for a few hours.\n\nhttp://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=luna%20moth&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi\n\nhttp://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=luna+moth+cocoon
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Many different types of tree-leaf feeding caterpillars do this; there are at least two reasons. As forex says - if a predator, like a spider, approaches, some species drop on a line of silk to avoid getting eaten. At other times and with other types of caterpillars, they dangle on a line because they're ready to turn into moths. They need a safer place to make a cocoon and pupate so they dangle until it feels right and then, hopefully, the wind will blow them into a lower, warmer and safer place to spend the winter in their cocoon. In the spring, they turn into moths and lay eggs on the leaves of the same type of tree that they grew up on. They’re usually small moths that nobody ever sees - unless they look. They spin silk from modified salivary glands which secrete a strong, elastic thread through spinnerets right next to their mouths; it’s similar to spider silk but their own recipe.
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I guess about a maximum of 2 years. Of course it depends on the living conditions and food supplies (flies).
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I hate when you miss the answer! I'm sure it's a couple of days at the most! worry more about watermelon seeds + dirt swallowed when you were a kid!
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After the last of several molts the larva is transformed into a pupa with a hard, often sculptured outer integument, within which it changes to the adult form. The butterfly pupa is called a chrysalis, or chrysalid. Most chrysalids (unlike the pupae of most moths) are not enclosed in a cocoon; however, they are usually suspended from some object by a silken thread and may have a partial covering. Except in those species that winter in the pupa stage, the adult usually emerges from the integument in two or three weeks. Members of some species winter in the egg stage, others as larvae or adults. The adults of most species, however, live only about a month.
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The queen makes it out of her spit usually. It looks really ugly and drab. We get wasp nests all the time under our eaves. Go to a hardware store and pickup wasp and hornet spray. The less expensive kind works just as well at the pricier version (I've done a side by side comparison).\nWear goggles if the eaves are really high up so the spray doesn't get in your eyes, otherwise it's not necessary.\nWait till early morning somewhere between 2:30 am -6:00 am when it's very dark outside to spray. (That's when they sleep.) Have a pole/broomstick handle and plastic bag handy. Aim a steady stream at the nest until no more wasps fall out of the nest usually 3 min depending on the size of the nest. Golf ball sized nests are small in my book.\n\nJust spray until no more wasps fall out of the nest. Wait a few minutes and knock down the nest. The stem is slightly sticky so it takes some force. Wrap it up in a bag and throw away.
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Lingadings have a sensitive smelling orifice, so if you have the slightest odor that irritates their orifice then they leave you. Try soaking in goats milk for about 3 hours then dry off.  They love goats milk.  Also you can spray that Deer urine on your arm, they love to lick that stuff.  Good luck!!!
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I remember in first-year university when a bunch of people went for an experiment where they did that, and I believe they said it would take about 8-10 hours for them to go back to normal. I remember it was kinda funny, I had a class full of people who couldn't see the presentation!\n\nHonestly, I wouldn't worry about it at LEAST for another couple of hours. If you know the name of the drops they put in you could search the web for a timeframe.
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it depends on the fine partcles of water through which the light rays pass.if the condition is simulated it can remain for quite some time.
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Depending on the local humidity, it can live for two days. Otherwise, it lasts for one night only.
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Most symptoms would appear within 24 hours. It will settle in while she's asleep at night,because the eyes are closed,and air is not intering the eye. Conjunctivitis (pink eye),is an allergy. It basically comes from exposure to certain flowers,pollen,and cottonwood trees. During the spring,when flowers and trees start to bloom,and you see what looks like cotton in the air, keep her indoors as much as possible. Once it rains,the cottony stuff will disappear. You'll know she has been exposed,when her eyes start to itch a lot,and turn red. When she wakes up in the morning,she will have a sticky white,somewhat crusty substance covering her eyes,to the point where it will be kind of hard for her to open them. There are over-the-counter eyedrops for pink eye. Dab her eyes with cottonballs,dipped in warm water. Do not use washcloths,because you will only spread the allergy. You can do this,until you seek medical treatment. (Good Luck!)
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My mom and sister like to put hedgeapples in their attics and basements. I guess the spiders steer clear, esp. of those rooms. The spiders won't completely leave, but the number of spiders is supposed to decrease.
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Myth: You unknowingly swallow an average of four live spiders in your sleep each year.\n\nFact: This very widespread urban legend has no basis in fact. It exists in various forms; another common version is that you swallow an average of 20 in your lifetime. (At 4 per year, that would make a very short lifetime of 5 years...) A correspondent in Pennsylvania had heard a version that involved swallowing a pound of spiders (while sleeping) in one's lifetime. (That would be over 20,000 average spiders, for a lifetime of 5,000 years at the 4 per year rate).\n\nFor a sleeping person to swallow even one live spider would involve so many highly unlikely circumstances that for practical purposes we can rule out the possibility. No such case is on formal record anywhere in scientific or medical literature. Since this page first appeared, I have heard from one person who found a small harmless spider hiding in her ear (which is possible), another who claimed to have had one in her nose (but had no evidence that it wasn't already in her hanky), and one who claimed that when she was a young child a spider leg was found by her lips. But not one person has claimed that a spider entered his or her mouth.