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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Hatched silk moth!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Acro" data-source="post: 341167" data-attributes="member: 1617"><p>Congrats on the silk moths! They are on my list of inverts to raise full circle. As for your questions:</p><p></p><p><u><strong>1. Do they have a drying period after they hatch, like mantids do?</strong></u> As far as I'm aware, all inverts with an exoskeleton have a drying period after molting (or emerging). They must be soft to leave their hard exoskeleton behind. Once out, their new exo must dry and harden.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>2. Do they need to drink water?</strong></u> No, silk <em>moths </em>don't eat or drink, they only breed and will live from 1 to 3 weeks.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>3. Are they just as nutritious as moths like they were when they were silkworms?</strong></u> As far as I know, most inverts with a complete metamorphosis, lose some nutrition when they become adults, as all that energy is put into making their new form. However, they will still be nutritious for other animals and people, just not <em>as </em>nutritious as their caterpillar form. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☺️" title="☺️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/263a.png" /></p><p></p><p>Hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acro, post: 341167, member: 1617"] Congrats on the silk moths! They are on my list of inverts to raise full circle. As for your questions: [U][B]1. Do they have a drying period after they hatch, like mantids do?[/B][/U] As far as I'm aware, all inverts with an exoskeleton have a drying period after molting (or emerging). They must be soft to leave their hard exoskeleton behind. Once out, their new exo must dry and harden. [U][B]2. Do they need to drink water?[/B][/U] No, silk [I]moths [/I]don't eat or drink, they only breed and will live from 1 to 3 weeks. [U][B]3. Are they just as nutritious as moths like they were when they were silkworms?[/B][/U] As far as I know, most inverts with a complete metamorphosis, lose some nutrition when they become adults, as all that energy is put into making their new form. However, they will still be nutritious for other animals and people, just not [I]as [/I]nutritious as their caterpillar form. ☺️ Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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