May 03, 2011

We Have Butterflies!

Yup, we have butterflies! Yesterday the last one of the 5 hatched, but you know what was cool? I saw it come out of its chrysalid!! I thought that it was pretty cool! It hardly looked like a butterfly when it came out, its wings were so crumpled.

For those who would like to see pictures, here you are:

These were the caterpillars:


There were the chrysalids:


This is what the butterflies looked like when they came out (although the wings were a little more crumpled when they first hatched):


And this is me holding one of the butterflies:


Well, those are the pictures. I hope you liked them!

4 comments:

Jonnia Smith said...

Terrific photos! It is so cool that you actually caught one emerging. They tend to be sneaky and only do that when no one is looking! Don't butterfly feet tickle?!?!

Laura Ashley said...

Great photos! I love this blog!:-)

Sharon @ Hiking Toward Home said...

That was very cool. Great post!
Now where'd you get the caterpillars? This is a neat project my kids would love. Do share!

Lisa said...

What great pictures! I'm so glad someone suggested I come read your post. I have a daughter who is 11 and in 4th grade this year and she is homeschooled too!