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
AYEPE-ARENYE (TAR VINE CATERPILLAR) |
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By Zac About the ayepe-arenye (yeperenye) caterpillar Left: Tar Vine caterpillar photo by Mike Gillam |
Arrernte Name: Ayepe-arenye (yeperenye)
English name: Tar vine caterpillar
The yeperenye is the most common caterpillar. It grows on a tar vine plant. It is abundant after summer rains, and is considered to be a delicious meal by many people. The yeperenye is green with a black line down its back and a spike at the end. It uses the spike for protecting itself.
Arrernte people used to gather yeperenye while it was eating on the tar vine plant. First they squeezed the guts out then cooked it in hot soil. Then the Arrernte people leave it on a rock for two or three days. Once dry the Arrernte people share and eat the caterpillar.
Yeperenye eggs are laid on a leaf by the hawk moth. After a few days the eggs hatch and the yeperenye caterpillar starts to eat tar vine leaves. After it grows fat, it makes a burrow underground and pupates. After 12 to 24 days a hawk moth comes out.