Saturday, April 17, 2010

Yes That's Right - We've Got Butterflies


Here - William is asking me if I can see the " provocus" (he means proboscis. Its the long nose/tongue thing that butterflies use to eat.)

We had some larvae (caterpillars) sent to us by mail. We watched them grow them hang themselves upside down and form chrysalides. The it was a boring week while they did nothing. Well, nothing we could see anyway. Then they came out! And we loved it. We now have 5 butterflies we'll watch for a few more days then (if the rain ever stops) we'll set them free outside.

This has been fun for me and Will. Jared has not been around much because school has been nuts. So we have distracted ourselves with nature in the dining room. I couldn't get any good pictures through the mesh habitat but believe me. There are 5 butterflies in there.

Next: Tadpoles!

4 comments:

Jan said...

I'm so glad they emerged! And after that. . . baby alligators!

Kelsey said...

So many great teaching moments! You are such a fun Mom.

Adri said...

Cool! What a fun idea . . . and it's awesome that Will can say "provocus".

Mariley Johnson said...

What a fun idea! How did you manage to get them sent to your house?