on a more joyful note, i noticed something about our newest little friend post-molt. do you see it?
its a teeny, tiny ovipositor budding on the bottom of the rear of the abdomen, which means… it’s a girl! 🎉 how exciting!
it’s funny: in the past, ive found females to be far more common than males, and i’d often have several females in my care at once with only one, maybe two males, but ive had nothing but boys lately! having a lil lady around again is super exciting! :)
ive also decided that this little lady’s name is, indeed, going to be Pillowcase! an odd name, i know, ahaha, but i like to keep my spricket names to improper nouns (the goofier the better), and i caught her on my pillow, so its not TOTALLY random!
unrelated, but ive noticed little Pillowcase has started investigating the little purple cave that once belonged to Pincushion.
ever since Pin, that little cave’s been pretty special to me, so im always excited when i see someone checking it out :) so far nobody’s been nearly as fascinated with it as she was, but im glad Pillowcase is giving it a try!
Good Job, Pillowcase! 💚
