by Mrs. Reber's Class
September
2007
We are raising Monarch butterflies!
Our caterpillars
hatched from tiny eggs.
Milkweed is the
only plant
Monarch caterpillars will eat.
Everyday our
caterpillars eat and eat.
They are getting bigger and
bigger!
Monarch
caterpillars have white,
black and yellow stripes.
Caterpillars are
fun to watch!
This caterpillar
is hanging upside down like the letter J. He is getting ready to
make a chrysalis!
The chrysalis is
green with gold spots.
Can you see the
butterfly's wings
inside the chrysalis?
This butterfly
just came out and is
drying it's wings.
Our first
butterfly is a girl!
Don't you think
she is beautiful?
We had fun giving our butterflies
names.
Each butterfly
gets a tag with a special number.
We write all the
tag numbers down and
send our list to the University of
Kansas. We are helping them
learn more about Monarch
migration.
It is time to
release our Monarch
Butterflies! How will they find
their
way to Mexico?
Thank you for
visiting our butterfly page!
We hope you learned something new
about Monarch butterflies!
