Man, all 4 of us crowded around the box watching them one night at 11:00 -- the curly-Q "nose" extends out, and they taste everything to find the nectar. I am not sure if they smell it, it really has no scent (neither did the sugar water we tried). But they would hover above the plant, and extend their "nose" -- well, did you see Wall-E? The way Eve "searches" with her little blue light for the plant? That's what I kept thinking of! :mrgreen:
Their nose, fully extended, is the length of their body! :shock:
That nose is really amazing, too = they can hover over the nectar, and like a hummingbird, consume the goodies for a long time, then flit off on another adventure.
Laying eggs was cool, too -- I was under the assumption that they laid "lines" of eggs ... nope! the girls would fly around, then squoosh their booty toward the plant, lay 1 egg, then flit off to find another spot... this little dance went on for an hour before they had to rest. Needless to say, harvesting eggs was not an easy task, it was like an easter=egg hunt, only I was searching for teeny-tiny hidden emerald gems!