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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis. Mrs. Marti’s Stars 2006. Metamorphosis. The change in the structure or formation of a living animal. Stages in the Butterfly Life Cycle. There are 4 stages in the butterfly life cycle: Adult butterfly Eggs Caterpillar (larva) Chrysalis (pupa). Butterfly Eggs.

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Metamorphosis

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  1. Metamorphosis Mrs. Marti’s Stars 2006

  2. Metamorphosis The change in the structure or formation of a living animal.

  3. Stages in the Butterfly Life Cycle There are 4 stages in the butterfly life cycle: Adult butterfly Eggs Caterpillar (larva) Chrysalis (pupa)

  4. Butterfly Eggs We did not get to see our larva as eggs (except photos from the internet). We received our larva 2 to 3 days after they emerged from their eggs.

  5. 25 April 06 We learned not to take the lid off for any reason! • Day 1

  6. 26 April 06 I can’t believe how much they have grown! • Day 2, 3½ cm

  7. 27 April 06 The larva grew ½ cm from yesterday. • Day 3, 4 cm

  8. 28 April 06 The larva grew ½ cm from yesterday. • Day 4, 4½ cm

  9. 29 April 2006 The larva grew ½ cm from yesterday. • Day 5, 10:00 am, 5 cm One larva is at the top of the cup.

  10. 29 April 2006 • Day 5, 8:49 pm All of the larva are at the top. One larva is in the J shape.

  11. 30 April 2006 All of the larva are at the top. Four larva are shaped like Js. • Day 6, 9:22 am

  12. 30 April 2006 One larva turned into a pupa in 7 minutes. There is still one larva not in the shape of a J. • Day 6, 12:20 pm

  13. 30 April 2006 By 3 pm the last larva hung like a J. We now have 3 chrysalises. • Day 6, 5:27 pm

  14. 1 May 2006 The last larva turned into a pupa. • Day 7, 6:45 am

  15. Larva Stage Our caterpillars where in the larva stage for 7 days.

  16. Chrysalis Stage It took all of our larva 18 hrs & 25 min to go from the J shape to a chrysalis.

  17. Meconium • Don’t worry, that is not blood. It is the coloring of the butterflies’ wings.

  18. Butterfly Pavilion • The pupa stage will last 7 – 10 days.

  19. Adult Butterfly 8 Days after our chrysalises formed, 5 butterflies emerged from them.

  20. Tues, 9 May 2006 4 Butterflies formed correctly. One butterfly has part of the chrysalis attached to it’s wing. • Day 15

  21. Release ____ Days after we received our caterpillars, we let them go to live the rest of their lives in the wild.

  22. The End

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