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BF097 Cecropia Silkmoth Mystery Cache

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Making room for the 2019 Finders Fest geo-art.
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Hidden : 6/19/2018
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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The cache is not at the posted coordinates.  This puzzle cache is part of the Florida Finders Fest 2018 Butterfly geo-art.  See below, to determine where the cache is.

In addition to size, the Cecropia Silkmoth, North America's largest native moth, boasts brilliant colors, distinctive patterns, and curvy shapes.

The sheer size of the Cecropia Silkmoth amazes observers. This native moth can cover the palm of a large hand with a wingspan of about 6 inches. Caterpillars have 5 instars, each with a slightly different appearance. Early caterpillars are completely black with black spiky hairs. They become yellow with black hairs and dots, then green with black hairs and dots, and later green with yellow bumps where black spikes emerge. Mature caterpillars are a plump and fleshy, bright green with light blue thorns where the bumps used to be. They do not look related to each other let alone their adult form with its red legs and furry body. A silk cocoon forms on the stem of a host plant and the magnificent winged adult emerges. Hosts include a variety of popular trees like maple, willow, oak,and pine as well as other flowering plants like honeysuckle.

Threats to the population of Cecropia Moths include a parasite that eats caterpillars from the inside out, viral pathogens, hungry squirrels, pollution, inadvertent insecticide poisoning, and habitat loss due to urbanization.

Solve this challenging trivia question, to figure out where the final is at!

Q97 – How many folks die per year, from snake bites, in Australia?

A1 – 80 Bazillion = N29° 28.231' W81° 53.187'

A2 – 42 = N29° 28.241' W81° 53.187'

A3 – 2 = N29° 28.251' W81° 53.187'

Note: The rather curious hints found in this series refer to the puzzle questions, not the actual hides.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)