It starts with finding a very hungry caterpillar on a milkweed plant on Aug. 19th.
We put it in an old fish tank and watched it eat and eat and grow bigger and bigger before our eyes!
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| Aug. 27 |
Then it slowed down and found a spot to hang from and curl up in a J shape.
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| Aug. 28 |
A day later we witnessed it encase itself in just a few minutes.
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| Sept. 5 |
After about a week it was ready.
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| Sept. 6 |
To unveil itself and crawl over to a branch to hang from and dry its wings.
With little watchful eyes, we didn't want to miss an exciting moment of change. Updates were texted if anyone was gone. It was truly an amazing process to see up close in real life!
1 comment:
Very Cool! I remember searching for milk weed when Ben was Abby's age!
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