As my dad was walking down the pathway after getting off work, he found a caterpillar. The caterpillar was beautiful. It's bright green with orange and black stripes. My mom researched about the caterpillar. Here's what she found out:
1. The caterpillar will transform into a swallowtail butterfly.
2. They love to eat parsley and fennel. We have both in the herb garden.
While mom was about to cut some more parsley she found another suprise. She found three to six more caterpillars that look just the same. Mom ran inside to get some jars to put the caterpillars in and then snipped some parsley. Justin ran to the nearest tree and plucked off a few big leaves. We put a big leaf in each jar along with some parsley and a caterpillar.
Each caterpillar has a name: Stella, Luna, and Bubba. So far the caterpillars are doing fine, and one has already formed a chrysillis. |