04/07/2011 --Removed hornworm from the container, currently in the pupa stage; our purpose is to document it's progression. However, there appears to be mutation in the area of the eye and tongue case. Upon a gentle touch with the finger the abdomen did move. With the advisement of our professor we replaced the hornworm back into the container for a later photo and to document its survival. We were also provided with another pupa whose form was textbook.
Description: Aside from the mutation the pupa was brown, hard and spindle shaped. Due to mutation there was no "handle".
Residence: In nature pupae would be buried beneath the soil. In the lab the pupa was kept in a dark incubator at a constant temperature of 72 degrees F, within newspaper wrapped container.
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