Our visitor has been eating constantly over the last week and has now more than doubled in size. Who would have guessed that such a small visitor could eat so much and grow so quickly? And, not only has our visitor grown in size but has changed colour as well. When we first met, our visitor was green and now has turned a dark (almost black) colour.
Now you may be wondering who our visitor is, well it is a caterpillar that we found in the leafy organic vegetables we had bought the week before. After visiting the butterfly enclosure on our way to Sun Moon Lake I mentioned earlier, the Doctor has decided to grown his own butterfly. I just hope that this caterpillar will grow into a butterfly rather than a moth...
Anyway, considering the transformation that it has undergone over the last week, it must be ready to cocoon soon. I had taken a picture this afternoon and will keep you updated as it transforms further.
Till next time, haveagoodone...
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Ooo - big and juicy! We 'grew' butterflies at school this year. Once ordered and delivered in their little plastic containers, they grew quickly. The children enjoyed drawing the various stages of development. When the time came - about week three - they each suspended themselves to the top of their containers and swung there. Drawing them then became interesting. As staff cautioned care, the pots were lifted high for inspection - the cocoons swung wildly but didn't fall. By week four all had flown - released into the sky over the playground - but not before they had been drawn by the children as they watched the wing drying ceremony and rest before flight. Amazing.
well I'll be blowed.
about time we heard about Christmas in Taiwan. lol
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