A butterfly starts its life as a tiny little egg. Then, it turns into a baby caterpillar and it is VERY, VERY hungry! Right away, it eats its eggshell. Then, it starts chewing on milkweed or a leaf. In this picture, you see baby caterpillars. Aren’t they cute?
Then, it turns into a chrysalis when it is done eating. First, it makes a J shape, then it hardens its skin into a green shell called a chrysalis. (chris-ull-liss) Then, you can see the wings inside the butterfly. LOOK! There is a painted lady hatching out of its shell! First, it pokes out its head. Then, it comes out and dries its wings before it can fly. Then, it flutters its wings and flies from flower to flower collecting nectar. When the butterfly lays its eggs, the eggs become a tiny caterpillar again. Do you know what happens next?
All of our butterflies have come out now. And all of them are in the net. Aren’t they beautiful? Painted lady butterflies look like monarchs when their wings open up on the inside, but they don’t when they are on the outside.
Wasn’t it cool looking at my painted ladies? When its time, we can let the butterflies go!
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