Ms. Seidel receives her caterpillars! How many do you see in the cup? They are tiny, but they will grow fast! The brown stuff on the bottom of their cup is food made of plants to help them grow big and strong!

Do you notice anything different about our caterpillars? What changed? What looks the same? Do you have any questions about what you notice in the cup?

They're getting bigger! See if you can zoom in and pick one caterpillar to make a detailed observation drawing!

Check out this video to see what our caterpillars look like when they move! What do you think they are doing in there?

What do you notice? What changed? What do you think the caterpillars are getting ready for?

Our caterpillars are now chrysalides!

We moved our chrysalides into the butterfly habitat! 5 are hanging from the lid of the cup and 1 is resting on the ground. Now we wait for them to emerge!

Our butterflies have emerged from their chrysalides! The chrysalis shells are still hanging from the cup lid and our butterflies are stretching their wings and getting used to their new home! They will spend a few days here, drinking the juice from the orange and getting stronger. Soon, Ms. Seidel will release them outside so that they can lay eggs of their own!

Our butterflies are beginning to drink from the orange and spread their wings!