[Pollinator] Monarchs in Space - update

[Ladadams at aol.com]

They made it and are doing well! Note that on earth the cats normally go to 
 the top feeding tray and feed almost exclusively from this tray until the 
food  in gone (in so doing exhibiting negative geotaxis). In these images 
the cats are  feeding on multiple trays (they sit adjacent to the trays they 
feed from when  not feeding). The third image shows the proper orientation of 
the habitat  showing that one cat is feeding on the bottom most tray, one 
on the top and the  third probably from the third tray from the top. The 
larvae were introduced into  the habitats just after molting to become fourth 
instars. They are all still  4ths and are probably a day away from molting to 
the 5th and final instar. This  is so cool!!!!





Hot off the ISS our first  pictures and we are so excited!!!!!





Attached is my favorite picture so far -  note the Atlantis in the 
background.




For more info on this ongoing project see --  
http://www.monarchwatch.org/space/



Chip





















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