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A Caterpillar Named Mason – PSF/GMYBS

Thursday, May 12, 2011 by Lolli 11 Comments

It’s Caterpillar Project season in 2nd grade. Caterpillars and chrysalis’ and mallow plants are all Reese has wanted to talk about this week. So when she brought a fuzzy caterpillar home on a stick on Tuesday, I figured it would be fun for her to observe it for a few hours. It’s our policy to always return caterpillars and other creatures to the outdoors after a short observation period.

We stuck the caterpillar in a mason jar and named him Mason.

Caterpillar to chrysalis

The two youngest kids couldn’t get enough of their fuzzy friend.

Caterpillar to chrysalis

Imagine their surprise when they noticed Mason spinning web inside the jar. It was pretty cool to observe.

The next morning, we woke up to a full spun chrysalis (or is it a cocoon?) on the side of the mason jar.

Caterpillar to chrysalis

The excitement in our house has been palpable. Even the older kids (ok, and myself) have gotten excited about watching Mason’s progress. We’re checking out books and making predictions about when Mason will emerge…..and what he’ll look like. Will he be a butterfly or a moth? My guess is moth.

Caterpillar to chrysalis

Who knew that a little caterpillar like Mason could bring a family together and create such great memories?

Anybody know anything about caterpillars, butterflies, or moths?

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 11:27 am

    My middle daughter has a caterpillar living in our big red wagon by the front door. She told me last night it was changing so I better get photos for her…thanks for reminding. Lovely pictures…great colors!

  2. Feyella @ Parenting ... smh says

    Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 12:16 am

    You take really great pictures. What great timing? A few months ago we found a butterfly coming out of its cocoon on the way out of our condo. It was pretty cool. It will be amazing to see what emerges, and how it emerges.

  3. Polish Mom Photographer says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    Wow! Such a cool project, and such a beautiful pictures!!!

  4. Jessie Smith says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:51 pm

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  5. Nancy says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    Well, that’s very cool. Are you going to keep Mason until he/she turns into a butterfly? :)

  6. debi9kids says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Oh how cool is that!
    Did the teachr know it was that close to a cocoon stage?

    ps Grrrrr…. Blogger kept me from posting for 3 days. sorry I’m late signing up

  7. Kristy Life n Reflection Photography says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    What a fun project!

  8. Dina @ 4 Lettre Words says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    Awww…so cool! We’ve tried it before, but never got that far.

  9. Lolli says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 9:26 am

    Thanks for the info! Most likely (since the jar is small) once he emerges, we’ll set him free. I just never expected to get a pet this week. :)

  10. Run DMT says

    Friday, May 13, 2011 at 8:30 am

    This is one of our favorite summer projects! You just reminded me that I need to order some larvae. ;-)

    Love the photos and the name! Butterflies love sliced oranges or sugar water. You can wet a paper towel with some sugar water and they will soak it up. If they’re moths, they love oak tree leaves. Have fun! Can’t wait to see the photos of its release!

  11. Cecily R says

    Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 11:48 pm

    REminds me of when my sister and I kept silk worms in a pencil box. Still makes me a little giddy thinking about those times. :)

    I’ll say moth, but I’ll hope butterfly.

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