Yohan became very interested about butterflies. I told him about the metamorphosis of a butterfly. He was so fascinated with the idea of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. I chanced upon an easy to do caterpillar paper craft online and made one for him. It was perfect for our metamorphosis lesson.
It was a coincidence, when the head security at Yohan's school gave Yohan a live caterpillar he found. Yohan insisted we bring it home. I placed it inside an old container. I was worried that the caterpillar might die. I tried to convince Yohan to free the caterpillar but he became so sad so I allowed him to keep it for a few days. I put some leaves inside for the caterpillar to feed on.
After a few days, we were so surprised to find a chrysalis inside the container. Yohan is so thrilled.
We're all excited to see the butterfly come out soon.
The other day, I saw this chrysalis in the garden. I hurriedly showed Yohan.
When we checked it a few days later the chrysalis was empty. Yohan felt sad because we missed it. Then we saw this butterfly nearby. I told him that there's a big chance that this was the butterfly that emerged from the chrysalis.
Yohan really enjoyed our lesson about metamorphosis.
Here are some interesting facts:
- The caterpillars of butterflies do not make a cocoon. They make chrysalids (singular: chrysalis).
- The caterpillars of moths are the ones that make cocoons.
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