Butterflies!

Bet you were wondering what happened to our butterflies. Well, they built cocoons and hung out in there for one week. Mom transferred the cocoons to our butterfly habitat and we waited until they turned black.

Which happens just before they start to come out!



We got 9 beautiful butterflies! They stayed in their habitat for a few days avoiding the food we gave them.

Then Mom and Dad said it was time to let them go.

One of them made a BIG mess while leaving it's cocoon. This isn't actually butterfly blood though. It's meconium. We had to look it up because we were really worried!

One by One we got them out of their habitat.

We spent a few minutes saying goodbye and giving them advice on how to live their lives.

Then they were off! I chased this first one down.

Chloe brought a few out too.

They were pretty happy on our fingers.

Especially Coley's

This guy would NOT let go! Like most animals, it was really fond of Coley.


Have a great life Butterflies! Thanks for teaching us all about your life cycle.