User blog:Abbykurle/CATCHING CATERPILLARS

YAY

I BOUGHT I NICE CAGE FROM PETSMART

PLANTED SOME TINY MILKWEED PLANTS IN IT

AND TOOK A WALK BY THE LAKE WITH MY MOM AND SISTER

At first, we didn't find anything

nothing

AND THEN MY MOM FOUND A HUGE PATCH OF MONARCH CATERPILLARS

We decided to get the biggest one and the smallest one, which were (unmistakably) cutest. That actually wasn't a good move because sometimes they eat each other, so we planted two plants and made sure to keep them apart.

They don't have names yet, because we can't tell if they are male or female until they reach the butterfly stage. Pictures will be coming soon!

Today, the biggest one just made its chrysalis! The smaller one had a huge growth spurt and grew three times the size in just one whole day. The larger one will stay in its chrysalis for a week or so. More updates coming soon!