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This Is How A Caterpillar Becomes A Butterfly (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2019 OP
one of the most remarkable things in all of nature Kurt V. Jan 2019 #1
Absolutely! How on earth did they evolve? It's so complex. catbyte Jan 2019 #2
Me too Glamrock Jan 2019 #7
Wonderful texasfiddler Jan 2019 #3
Like lots of kids, my brother and I saved caterpillars in jars with lots of leaves Rhiannon12866 Jan 2019 #4
Pffft...Fake News. I know how that really happens: Docreed2003 Jan 2019 #5
I loved reading that book Bob Loblaw Jan 2019 #8
That is AWESOME!!!!! Butterflylady Jan 2019 #6
it is sad that they are facing extintion though dingosatemyusername Jan 2019 #9
The number of Monarchs has decreased dramatically this year in CA. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #10

texasfiddler

(1,990 posts)
3. Wonderful
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 08:28 AM
Jan 2019

I'm planting native milkweed next to my garden this year and hope to see this happen in my backyard.

Rhiannon12866

(205,277 posts)
4. Like lots of kids, my brother and I saved caterpillars in jars with lots of leaves
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 08:31 AM
Jan 2019

Watched them build cocoons and took great pride and interest when they emerged as butterflies (or more likely moths), dry their wings and fly away. We even gave them names.

Butterflylady

(3,543 posts)
6. That is AWESOME!!!!!
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 09:41 AM
Jan 2019

I will bookmark to watch again. If anyone ever visits Hershey, PA be sure to visit their butterfly atrium. Its a wonderful treat for kids. They have butterflies at all stages and the butterflies are everywhere.

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)
10. The number of Monarchs has decreased dramatically this year in CA.
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 06:41 PM
Jan 2019

My sister raises them as a hobby. I raised 12 generations of silkworms when I was a teacher. They eat tons of Mulberry leaves. You can put some their zillion eggs in the fridge and it keeps them in a hibernation state until the following year and new Mulberry leaves are available.

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