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Friday 3rd July 2015

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Today a fourth butterfly has emerged from its chrysalis and ejected red meconium from its chrysalis. The meconium is actually waste products! The first thing you can see come out of the chrysalis is their wings.

Hannah and Liam

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Thursday 2nd July 2015

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Today something amazing has happened. This morning 3 caterpillars hatched from there chrysalis into Painted Ladies.  We have put a glass of sugar water and flowers in it and a quarter of an orange. So far since we got the butterflies it has been 2 weeks and 3 days. In our butterfly garden there is some red meconium. If the one on the floor cannot make it Lily H will make it a grave for it. We have just seen one of the butterflies drinking from the sugar water. We have given one of the butterflies a name, Bob.     

Will the chrysalis on the floor make it?

Katie and Frances

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Tuesday 30th June 2015

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The last caterpillar is in its cocoon. Inside the cocoon it is very busy because all the cells are getting rearranged into butterfly cells. On two of the chrysalides you can see the caterpillar skin coming out.

By James P and Lily O

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Monday 29th June 2015

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The caterpillars are in cocoons now and they are in the butterfly garden. We think that one of them might not make it because its cocoon is on the bottom of the butterfly garden. The chrysalides have gone hard and have beautiful golden colour on them. In their jewelled chrysalides the butterfly is miraculously transforming!

 By Fay and Harriet

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Friday 26th June 2015

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Today we found four caterpillars in their cocoons. 1 is not in its cocoon. They will remain like this for around 7-14 days before becoming butterflies. Now they have attached themselves on the top of the lid, 4 of the chrysalis have been moved into the butterfly garden.

Amber and Emma

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Thursday 25th June 2015

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Four of the caterpillars have cocooned into chrysalis but one is still left and most of us think it won’t survive. They are hanging up in the shape of a J. At this point it’s their most vulnerable stage so it’s crucial that they do not get disturbed.  

By Daisy and James S

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Wednesday 24th June 2015

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Three of the caterpillars have cocooned into chrysalids. In the cocoon the caterpillars breathe through a small hole in its spiracles, located on both sides of each segment. The caterpillars use a small tube called the tracheae which they use to keep themselves cool.

By Andre and Joe

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Tuesday 23rd June 2015

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The caterpillars have started to go into their chrysalides. Their eyes are on each side of their head. Did you know that caterpillars shed 5 times be for they change into cocoons. If a cocoon is attacked it will shake and it may fall.

Henry Goddard and Jacob

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Monday 22nd  June 2015

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Today our caterpillars are massive; actually they are 3.4cm long! Our caterpillars are very thin. Caterpillars extend their muscles to make themselves move further distances. Caterpillars have 3 pairs of legs at the front that are used for grabbing and pulling themselves along.

We are really enjoying seeing them grow up. Hopefully our caterpillars will soon turn  into cocoons.

 

Megan and Oscar

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Friday 19th June 2015

 

Dear Diary

Our class has five little caterpillars, we were really excited to see what size they’ll turn very big soon , each are middle sized. They have started moving their head from side to side, making mysterious webs. We found out that the webs they are making are made out of silk. The silk is woven by a part of the caterpillars body, called the Larvae, the Larvae is located around the lower part of the head. They use their forelegs to grip the silk webs to help them move around the container.

 

By Abi and Fiona