Yes, Insects!!!!

This is also for you, Jenny! I really did think that this was our assignment. Thanks for changing it before I had to get even more grossed out. But, since I already took a few last night. here you go! I have no idea what kind of spider this is. All I know is that Brad sprayed it and I sure hope that it is dead!!

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And some worms that Austin dug up for me.
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No more bugs!! I hate bugs!!

Entomology

Stage one, above is the Monarch Caterpillar or Larval! This caterpillar is still eating and growing, it just shed it's skin today. Jacob watched it and said "did it's head fall off?"

Here on the left you see one of them has attached to the top and began the process of turning into a butterfly! They have eight pairs of legs, the first 3 pair will become the butterfly's legs, the last pair they use to attach themselves to the top of a safe place (tin foil is safe right), by making a silk mat. The caterpillar then lets itself drop and hang making itself into a J-shape, for about a full day!

Until a hard jade green casting (chrysalis) is formed, it is soft first then becomes hard to protect the butterfly inside. By tomorrow he will look like his friend on the right! AMAZING, now we need to wait another week or so for the butterflies. I am going to take it to Jacob's school tomorrow for him! How lucky were we to find that large patch of milkweed!

NEW ASSIGNMENT! INSECTS, study them, take pictures of them, learn about the gross things! Insect: noun, look it up! Okay maybe not a good assignment, but hey the butterflies are cool! Who is picking??? BRENT? AMANDA?