A couple of weeks before Easter, we received some caterpillars in the mail from a friend. They arrived in a container with food for them. After 7 to 10 day, they stopped eating and climbed to the top of the container.
They hung upside down and turned into Chrysalides.
Unlike a cocoon, which had a silk covering, a chrysalis has a smooth, hard, outer covering also know as a pupae.
After another 7 to 10 days, the Painted Lady Butterflies emerged right before Easter in their butterfly habitat. I enjoyed letting them fly away.
By Zhanna
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