We weren't there to witness it, however our caterpillar will now be a chrysalis at school. There are two things that would have happened just before our caterpillar changed into a chrysalis. First its antennas would have gone all droopy and shriveled up and second, the caterpillar would have looked like it was doing sit-ups. Its metamorphosis would then have happened very quickly! The caterpillar would have started to shed its skin and and the wet chrysalis would be moving around. The last part is very tricky because the chrysalis does not want to fall off the twig. The chrysalis has get rid of the old caterpillar skin and the clasper that was holding on to the silk button and put in its own hook (cremaster) into the silk to keep hanging on. It would have twisted and turned to do this. The chrysalis, or pupa, would now be dry and hard. It's a shame we didn't see this happen at school, but here are some photos and videos of a past Kinder caterpillar. We also have two more caterpillars growing and hopefully we will see their transformation to chrysalis at school.
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About UsRosella is a class of 17 happy and enthusiastic children excited to be in Kindergarten at Helensburgh PS in 2017. Our teachers are Mrs Jan Fuller (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs Sue Dowling (Thursday and Friday) Our school is in NSW, Australia. Please feed Jig an apple and spray him clean if he rolls in the mud!
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