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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.

Caterpillars

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Some of our nursery boys and girls were helping Ms Connor to rehome 33 teeny, tiny caterpillars. First we had to put their special food into a small pot, then very carefully take the caterpillar out of its container and place it into its own pot. We had to do this 33 times!! We will be observing the caterpillars over the next month to see how much they grow and change. We will keep you posted.

We also have our tadpoles in Room C. We keep checking them everyday to see if any have started growing their back legs as this is the next stage in their development.

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