Monthly Archives: May 2015

Butterflies

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The nursery children were very excited on Monday morning to see that our caterpillars had changed in butterflies. Once hatched , they need nectar or a sugary solution to drink from. Nectar can be given by offering fresh flowers or for our butterflies we placed sliced oranges and added a sugar solution. It is easier to supply a sugary solution to feed the butterflies. We dissolved sugar in water then mixed this solution well and refresh it every day.

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As we don’t have many flowers in the surrounding area of our nursery Ms Connor and Mrs Smith took the butterflies home to release them in their gardens.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4HI7q38VmQ

Caterpillar in cocoons

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On Friday the caterpillars were getting ready to start spinning their cocoon. We know this because the attached themselves to the top of their container. ( In their natural habitat they would attach themselves to the underside of leaves). When we came back to the nursery on Monday most of the caterpillars were inside their cocoons.DSCF3186 DSCF3188 DSCF3188 DSCF3189 DSCF3190DSCF3191

Ms Connor had to transfer all the caterpillars into a net basket so they would have space for when they hatched out as butterflies. If you click on the video link you can see a short film about a butterfly’s lifecycle.