4/18/08 Friday (9:30 p.m.)
The big ones are between 5/8 and 3/4 of an inch, but the little one is only exactly a half of an inch.
They have grown a lot in 12 hours!
4/22/08 Tuesday
They are huge. There are lots and lots of webs on the outside now.
They are huge! They are about 1-1/2" all stretched out.
4/25/08 Friday
They are 1-3/4". And on is hanging. And others aren't hanging, but they are flat at the top of the bottle.
Wow, and their webs — one went all the way to the top of the bottle!
Their food is messed up now, but I think they've all had enough for when they pupate.
Their heads are hanging down and they're trying to put their heads to each other. Now one is crawling down.
They have greenish sides like a string woven in them. And one tried to eat the web that they made.
They're just doing a lot of amazing stuff.
4/26/08 Saturday, 7:40 a.m.
Two of them have spun chrysalises, and all the others are down, but they don't have chrysalis.
5/6/08 Tuesday, 3:29 p.m.
Two butterflies have hatched. We gave them a slice of orange because they'll suck the juice out of of it with their proboscis.
The ones that have hatched, their chrysalises are empty now and they look pink.
Showing posts with label caterpillars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label caterpillars. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
I have caterpillars!
Thursday morning
I have caterpillars! They will turn into butterflies.
There are six. At least three will stay alive. And three might die.
They are really really tiny black caterpillars.
Friday morning
They have shedded some skin now and there's a lot more balls of food so they've been eating really good.
The webbing has gotten shorter and there's a little bit of shedded skin in the webbing. There's a little bit of webbing on the other side, too.
They're all a little big longer or a little bit shorter than a half of an inch.
Friday night
The big ones are between 5/8 and 3/4 of an inch, but the little one is only exactly a half of an inch.
They have grown a lot in 12 hours!
We completed a unit about butterflies and moths and now we're raising a batch of six Painted Lady caterpillars. We ordered this kit and they were shipped to us from Carolina Biological Supply Company. Addy had fun tracking their FedEx delivery route on Google Earth from North Carolina to Ohio to our house with stops in between. Unfortunately our camera is broken so we can't track their growth with photos yet.
I have caterpillars! They will turn into butterflies.
There are six. At least three will stay alive. And three might die.
They are really really tiny black caterpillars.
Friday morning
They have shedded some skin now and there's a lot more balls of food so they've been eating really good.
The webbing has gotten shorter and there's a little bit of shedded skin in the webbing. There's a little bit of webbing on the other side, too.
They're all a little big longer or a little bit shorter than a half of an inch.
Friday night
The big ones are between 5/8 and 3/4 of an inch, but the little one is only exactly a half of an inch.
They have grown a lot in 12 hours!
We completed a unit about butterflies and moths and now we're raising a batch of six Painted Lady caterpillars. We ordered this kit and they were shipped to us from Carolina Biological Supply Company. Addy had fun tracking their FedEx delivery route on Google Earth from North Carolina to Ohio to our house with stops in between. Unfortunately our camera is broken so we can't track their growth with photos yet.
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