lachlan+life+cycles

Life Cycles

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__The Life Cycle of a butterfly __ The monarch butterfly takes days to go from an egg to a caterpillar to chrysalis and then finally a butterfly. This is called "Metamorphosis".

The first phase of the cycle is the eggs, which are layed by the adult butterfly. They eventually hatch and grow into a "Caterpillar". The caterpillar eats on plants and sheds its skin continuously.

When the caterpillar is ready, it will grab onto a twig of a plant, hang off and shed its skin one more time to create a shell and become a "Chrysalis". Over time, the caterpillar grows and the chrysalis changes colour.

Eventually the butterfly emerges and over hours spreads its wings and the life cycle continues.