August 09, 2006
Metamorphosis continues...
Ashwini's pets, the hungry caterpillars ate, ate and ate a lot of food and have turned from the larvae stage into the pupae stage. There are five chrysalides hanging from the top of the cup. We shall transfer them to the butterfly garden and wait for about a week to see them open.
Posted by Parag at August 9, 2006 10:57 AM
This is a great project. I do it with my students each year and each time it is a huge success. The problem arose a couple of years ago, when some of the students decided to name them, and not all the caterpillars quite made it through the breaking out of the coccoon stage...so, my teacher assistant and I had to come up with some novel ways to explain away the missing "pets"...just to get to guys ready, in case the inevitable happens..
Posted by: siddhi at August 11, 2006 05:10 AMSiddhi: All 5 cocoons survived and the butterflies came out today.
Posted by: Parag at August 11, 2006 11:48 AMThat's great! I am sure Ashwini is in awe...please give her my best.
Posted by: siddhi at August 14, 2006 04:30 AM
