kathy, i have cuttings of clematis, forgot the name, lite purple w/ dark purple down center of petals, have seeds to this clematis also. matter of fact, its bloomin right now. what are the pink fuzzy beans, sounds intrestings. i'd love a few of each kinds . lmk, thanks ahead, molly

Congratulations on your wonderful cats! The first two pictures are of a polyphemus moth, I believe - they look almost identical to luna moth cats. The second two pictures are either a viceroy or a red-spotted purple, but since you found it on a willow, the chances are much greater that it's a viceroy - I also notice that its horns look more brown than black, so that's an indication of a viceroy. Here's a picture I took today of one of the luna moth cats I'm raising - Several years ago I found a cocoon, and a polyphemus moth emerged from it - here's a picture I took - MissSherry

Can I name #2 'Shelob'? Well for now you can. But if it should turn out to be a male, we'll have to revisit the naming. heh Nancy, the blue bugger in the first pic is a baby Avicularia versicolor. Ah, but Karyn, they are SOOOOOOOO low maintenance compared to other pets! And yes that one (a Chromatopelma cyanopubescens) being one of the New World T's has hairs that some find irritating. (Though on the plus side, as with all the New World T's, the venom is weaker than that of the Old World T's.) A good T for your son (really!) as long as he will keep in mind that this is a look but don't touch pet. Cc's are speedy devils. If I open the cube mine currently calls home, it immediately dives for the bottom of its webbing. If I were to try to take it out to handle it, however, it would zip away like the "Flash". Originating in arid regions of Venezuela, it prefers a drier set up (whereas some species require high humidity), normal room temps are fine, is an enthusiastic eater (which is entertaining), remains out and about most of the time (some T species hide 99% of the time), and webs heavily (which is cool). Erin, boy that could be uncomfortable when it starts to "kick". (Bad enough when there's only two kicking feet, I imagine.)

it would be nice to see a picture of the top surfaces of the leaves as well as the bottom. But just based on what you have plus that little bit of the top surface showing on the leaf in the middle, I think I can narrow it down to two(?) diseases. Either basil late blight or basil downy mildew, which are likely two names for the same thing... Not to be confused with late blight of tomato, an entirely different disease This post was edited by nickl on Wed, Aug 28, 13 at 15:25