Raising Butterflies- stage 1

We are learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. This year we are raising butterflies so students can witness this miraculous change up close. A special thanks to the PTO for the funds to purchase our butterfly kits!  We are raising Painted Lady butterflies.  They arrived as caterpillars in little jars on May 1st. The jar contains the food the caterpillars eat. For the first 48 hours the caterpillars were quite still while they adjusted and acclimated to their new surroundings.  Then they started eating and growing! They will shed their exoskeletons several times while growing.  Stay tuned to see what happens next!

catterpillars on 5/2
5/6- Our caterpillars grew quite a bit over the weekend.

 

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