Monarch Caterpillars

Mrs Benge brought in a swan plant from home that had some caterpillars on it.  We watched them grow quickly.  One morning we came back to see two had already transformed into chrysalises.

We watched some of the other caterpillars attach themselves to the leaves and branches.  They hung there for a whole day. We hoped to see them transform but they were still hanging when we went home. Mrs Benge came back from a meeting to see one had just changed so she stayed and worked hoping to see the next one change.

Ready and waiting to turn
 into a chrysalis

The sneaky caterpillar waited
until Mrs Benge was busy...

Look at the shape changing

Nearly there...

This is what the caterpillars look like when they
change.  The skin peels off. The caterpillar moves
and wiggles alot when this happens.

Watch the caterpillar moving.

We hope to see our caterpillars hatch into beautiful butterflies soon.