CONTENTS |
By Dillon, Simone, Nicole, Zac, Kelly, Dannielle, Latoyah, Oceania And Katelyn
2 EMILY GAP
By Zac, Nicole, Simone.
3 THE CATERPILLAR'S STORY
By Kelly, Katelyn
4 THE STORY OF TODD RIVER TREES
By Nicole, Latoyah, Kelly And Oceania
5 ABOUT EMILY GAP
By Simone
6 ANTHWERRKE (EMILY GAP)
By Dillon, Zac
7 STINKY BEETLES AT EMILY GAP
By Oceania
8 YEPERENYE FEDERATION FESTIVAL
By Kelly
9 TWO SISTERS
By Dannielle And Kelly
10 THE EMU BUSH GRUB (UTNERRENGATYE)
By Simone
11 UTNERRENGATYE, EMU BUSH GRUB
By Latoyah
12 TYAPE NTYARLKE (THE ELEPHANT GRUB)
By Nicole
13 TYAPE NTYARLKE (THE ELEPHANT GRUB)
By Kelly
14 AYEPE-ARENYE (TAR VINE CATERPILLAR)
By Zac
15 THE TAR VINE CATERPILLAR
By Dillon
16 GLOSSARY
By Oceania, Zac, Latoyah
17 TEACHER'S NOTES
TYAPE NTYARLKE (THE ELEPHANT GRUB) |
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By Kelly About the Elephant Grub Left: Elephant Grub photo by Mike Gillam |
ENGLISH NAME: Elephant grub
DESCRIPTION: The Elephant Grub is the biggest caterpillar. The Elephant grub is recognised by silver side stripes and a pair of huge eyes which are used to frighten predators. By retracting it's head, the eye spots located on the neck ride forward and swell in size.
Food plant/hostplant:The Elephant grub is found on the tar vine in the long grass.
TRADITIONAL USES: When the Arrernte people picked the tar vine the caterpillars fall off.
The Arrernte people squeezed the caterpillar guts and then cooked it the hot soil. They then left it for 3 to 4 days.
LIFE CYCLES: The moth lays eggs on the tar vine leaf. When the eggs hatch they turn into caterpillars. Caterpillars eat lots of food for 10 to 12 days. Then they makes an underground chamber for 10 to 12 days. The cocoon becomes a hawk moth and mates to lay eggs because they only lives for 2 to 4 weeks as a moth.