Caterpillar journey
Date: 22nd Mar 2020 @ 9:04pm
Let me know how your caterpillar is doing. Don't forget to include lots of detail - you are scientists!
The butterflies are here!
I will put your photographs at the bottom of this post as your butterflies arrive. Click on the picture to enlarge it.
Helpful information:
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Just 1 to 2 hours after emerging, your butterflies will be ready to take flight!
You can feed the butterflies fruit (be sure to cut up and score the fruit), nectar (mix 5ml sugar to 100ml water) or flowers.
The nectar can be sprinkled onto the sponge of our Flower Feeder, if you have one. Alternatively, saturate a tissue with nectar and place on a small plate in the habitat or, using your pipette, sprinkle nectar directly onto fresh flowers.
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Set them free!
After you have watched, studied and shared the wonder of your butterfliesfor a couple of days, it's time to let them go.
Simply upzip the habitat and patiently wait for the butterflies to fly away. You can also allow then to crawl on your hand before taking flight.
Your butterflies will often land on little hands and faces before saying goodbye. |