This is her actually laying the eggs :-
This morning the two moths had separated, and, although the male was trying to latch on again, she was having none of it. So I took him out of the box to give her a bit of peace and quiet. Within about 5 or 10 minutes, she'd started laying lots of tiny little yellow eggs.
Lots and lots and lots of tiny yellow eggs!
Apparently, after a while, the fertile ones will turn grey.
She has been busy! :D
ReplyDeleteShe's laid probably about 200 eggs. I think she's finished now though, but I'll leave her in there a while longer. The first of the males died this morning - 8 days old!
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