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.    

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.