Raising chickens is not the only project we have going...we also have learned about "raising" ladybugs and butterflies. This spring Nonna gave us kits that provide a perfect habitat for ladybugs from larvae to pupa to adult bugs. Did you know that young adult ladybugs are actually yellow at first before they turn red? The butterfly kit was a mesh net cage that held the caterpillars in their cocoon and provided a place for the butterflies to hatch and learn to learn to fly before being released.
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| Lady Bug Land |
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| Crawling on CoCo |
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| still crawling on CoCo...she liked it! |
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| Butterflies in cocoon stage, lasted 10 days |
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| One just "hatched" from the cocoon. |
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| Releasing 5 Painted Lady Butterflies in the back yard. |
That was a PERFECT gift Nonna!!
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This is such an exciting home project. I am so glad that you all got to watch the insects hatch.
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