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| This is the caterpillar under the geranium leaf. Check his progress from yesterday. See below to see how it looked by the end of the day. |
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| This caterpillar has started to turn into a chrysalis. It has gone into the J shape. Can you see the silk attachment? |
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| Here is another bumble bee visiting our cuphea plant (also known as cigarette plant - can you see why?) We seem to have other little visitors, too. We need to find out what they are. Are they aphids? |
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| Aphids on our swan plant. |
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| We need to investigate to find out what this insect is visiting our swan plant. Is it helpful or is it dangerous for the caterpillars? It could be a young adult mayfly, although they live near water. Hmmm ... or it is more likely to be this kind of wasp. | | | | |
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| Another bee visiting our cuphea plant. |
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| Here's another caterpillar on a geranium stalk. Can you see how it is joined to the stalk? |
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| Compare this caterpillar's progress from yesterday. |
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| On another plant on the other side of the garden, one caterpillar is getting ready to become a chrysalis, and one already has. Can you see what is going on inside the chrysalis? |
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| This guy was going for a very long walk to find somewhere to turn into a chysalis... |
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| Compare the progress this caterpillar has made over the day. |
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| Can you see a tiny visitor at the bottom of the chrysalis? We wonder what it is? |
Here are some previous posts on caterpillars:
¡Hola Señora Vincent! ¿Cómo son tu clase español y tus nuevos estudiantes? ¡En las vacaciones gané una beca para ir a Santiago en Chile durante tres semanas! Fui a una escuela en Vitacura y me quedé en un piso con una familia chilena. ¡Aprendí tanto español e hice a muchos nuevos amigos, extraño ellos muchos! Quiero decir muchas gracias para ayudarme a aprender español. Sin tus clases nunca iba de tenía este oppurtunity para ir a Chile.
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Rebekah :)
Hola Rebekah. Well, your Spanish is now better than mine, and I'm a bit too nervous to reply in Spanish. I will show this to Señora Lee, and I know she will be very proud of you, too. (She will be able to answer in Spanish - she is cleverer than I am - although I do understand what you have written.) We are going pretty well with our Spanish - and it is great to be able to show students where languages can take them, so I will show them your message. I am so delighted that you have taken these opportunities with Spanish - and am very proud of you. Muchas gracias, Rebakah.
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