Once upon a time there was a little striped caterpillar.
We set it inside a cage and watched it crawl around.
One day when we weren't looking it shed its skin (see upper corner)
We set it inside a cage and watched it crawl around.One day when we weren't looking it shed its skin (see upper corner)
And built a cocoon high above the ground.
After about ten days the cocoon broke open (again when we weren't looking)
and out popped a very new and beautiful butterfly.
and out popped a very new and beautiful butterfly.
Now the question is whether to pin it in my bug collection
(because I don't have monarch in there) or let it fly away...
(because I don't have monarch in there) or let it fly away...
4 comments:
Wow!!! THat's cool to watch the whole process. I don't think my kids could stand to see the butterfly they grew all deadified so in our house we'd have to let it go. Love the picture of it on Paige's finger. What a beauty!
Yes, love the pictures of Paige and the butterfly as well. What a cute girl and what a fun idea to watch it all happen!
Definitely let it go. It would be fun to have the kids see it fly away.
You are sick! - Pinning a freshly hatched butterfly. The very idea. ;) ;)
Those pictures are amazing! What luck that you found a monarch caterpillar! -- I found a caterpillar once, it started a cocoon, then died. I'm almost certain it would have been a beautiful moth. :P
Wow. That's a big butterfly. Congratulations!
Make sure you guys read today's posts to find out the Monarch's final destination...
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