Remember the other day when I wrote about catching caterpillars? Well, I thought for sure they would probably just die in that jar, but a couple days ago, I looked in the jar and saw a brown cocoon! There was only one at the time, and I could still see the other caterpillar, but it wasn't moving. Yesterday I checked again, and the 2nd caterpillar had also turned into it's pupa. I think my neighbor and I are more fascinated and excited about this whole experiment than our kids are (her son is in Kate's class). I even checked out books from the library about Moths and Butterflies, and looked at several websites to see if I could find out what kind it is. I never did find it. Hopefully, I will be able to catch them when they emerge from their cocoons. That would be awesome!
4.16.2012
Metamorphosis
Remember the other day when I wrote about catching caterpillars? Well, I thought for sure they would probably just die in that jar, but a couple days ago, I looked in the jar and saw a brown cocoon! There was only one at the time, and I could still see the other caterpillar, but it wasn't moving. Yesterday I checked again, and the 2nd caterpillar had also turned into it's pupa. I think my neighbor and I are more fascinated and excited about this whole experiment than our kids are (her son is in Kate's class). I even checked out books from the library about Moths and Butterflies, and looked at several websites to see if I could find out what kind it is. I never did find it. Hopefully, I will be able to catch them when they emerge from their cocoons. That would be awesome!
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Record it! That would be sweet!!
Looking at those cocoons, they will be moths. Morgan has had those several times. It takes about 19-21 days for them to hatch:) Fun isn't it?!
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