Pet #1~a caterpillar courtesy of Tim 'knowing a guy'
He's getting ready to make his chrysalis
The chrysalis!
7-10 days later! The chrysalis becomes transparent and you can see the wings through it. I took this photo at 7:47 when I got to school. Then I looked away to get ready for the day and.....
...by 8:04 this had happened! I was so mad I missed it!
It did make for a very exciting morning though!
The drying and full wings took about an hour.
The next day was 'release' day. I brought all my students outside for the official departure. There was a good amount of cheering. I hope Aponi (butterfly in Native American) made it to Mexico!
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Taylor and I went back to Olbrich for the Glow Night. Lots of cool exhibits, fun with the camera ball too!
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Second pet of the year, courtesy of the custodian who thought I would like it. A VERY LARGE praying mantis.
My guided study had fun catching crickets in the garden and watching the praying mantis behead and then eat them.
When I went to release him he didn't want to go. He kept walking back towards my shoes.
(Morgan stopped working at Piggly Wiggly in anticipation of a busy gymnastics season~she also wanted to finish up before all those heavy turkeys were bought before Thanksgiving and Christmas!)
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