So you must be wondering what happened to our caterpillars that we bought from Butterfly Lodge, ya?
We started off with four caterpillars...
Aren't they cute?
The Cocoon...
One of the caterpillars must have been pretty matured as it formed into a cocoon two days later! It was a good thing because the other three caterpillars did not manage to survive! They all died one after another...within five days...*sob*...
The Empty Cocoon!
One week after the caterpillar hibernated in the cocoon, it popped out! Unfortunately, we were not home when it popped. It dropped out onto the paper lining the container and laid there for a few hours before Mommy realised that the butterfly has emerged!
Pretty Butterfly!
Because it was left laying on the paper for a few hours (it couldn't fly as the wings were wet and got stuck onto the paper), one of its wings tore...most likely due to the butterfly struggling to free itself from the paper). Since its wing was torn, our poor butterfly couldn't fly to look for food so it eventually died after two to three days. Sigh...
Lil' Angel was very fascinated with her butterfly! However, she was also pretty sad that her butterfly couldn't fly...
Although we were not successful in rearing the caterpillars (will not rear them again in case they suffer the same fate), Lil' Angel now knows the life cycle of a butterfly!
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