Presented by Elizabeth Blaikie
Butterfly Anatomy
Butterflies are insects They have three body parts and 6 legs Butterflies have an exoskeleton and and invertebrates They eat nectar from flowers with their proboscis They see in color They taste with their feet Butterfly Facts vintagejewelrylane.com
Butterflies Butterflies go through a metamorphosis Metamorphosis means “change form” Animals that go through metamorphosis change in a way other than growing bigger, such as a caterpillar changing into a butterfly kewlwallpapers.com
Butterfly Life Cycle
Egg Butterflies start out as an egg Eggs are only the size of a pin head Butterflies lay their eggs on leaves so the caterpillar will have food to eat wildlifenearyou.com size of eggs
Caterpillar Caterpillars eat and grow Caterpillars molt their skin as they grow. They can molt 4-5 times Many caterpillars are nocturnal and hide during the day bookbuilder.cast.org
Pupa The caterpillar creates a chrysalis. It hangs upside from a branch. During this time the caterpillar is undergoing its metamorphosis 24 hours before the butterfly is ready to emerge the chrysalis becomes completely transparent animals.howstuffworks.com
Butterfly When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis it pumps fluid into its wings and straightens them out Then it has to let its wings dry After a few hours the butterfly flies away The butterfly will now find a mate and lay eggs ceffect.com cosmiclight.spruz.com