Tuesday, September 18, 2007

BUTTERFLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So our butterfly is really a butterfly... The weird thing in the middle of the wings is the cocoon. Can you believe that whole butterfly fit in that little cocoon?! I came home from shopping and there it was hanging from its cocoon fanning its wings. Evidently this is crucial to its survival, so we left it alone for a few hours and then took it outside.

We got ready to release the little guy and he got stuck in the jar and his wings were too large to get out of the jar. We kind of had to shake the jar a little and tip it over for him to get out.

He flew around for a few minutes and struggled a little to fly. There was a light breeze which complicated this process. He flitted about for probably 15 minutes when he finally took flight. We like to think that he will be migrating with the rest of the monarchs to Mexico when the time comes. Good luck little buddy!!!!

2 comments:

Kim J. said...

Yeah! The little monarch is free! How exciting! I can't believe it actually turned into a butterfly. I am not a huge fan of catapillars...but butterflies, I love. Guess I will have to start liking catapillars!

Anonymous said...

Hey!
Awh, its been kindof fun watching the progress of your little butterfly. Are you a little sad to see it go? On the subject of animals I do not know if Dave told you or not. Last night we got a hedgehog! It is so cute, I love it. The girl we got it from has a little video of it if you want to see her.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8T42HaRz0ZY
Speak to you soon,
Sarah