Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Stages of the Butterfly
The Butterfly has 4 stages
Egg.
The egg is the first stage of a butterfly, and moth life cycle. Butterfly and moth eggs are very small and round, oval or cylindrical. Many have ribs or other tiny features. Females lay their eggs on or near the plants that will later become caterpillar food.
Larva.
The larva hatches from the egg. Butterfly and moth larvae are usually called caterpillars. Caterpillars spend most of their time eating. Butterflies and moths do all of their growing when they're caterpillars, and food gives them the energy and body-building materials they need. A caterpillar's exoskeleton can't stretch or grow, so the caterpillar sheds its skin, or molts, several times as it grows.
Pupa.
When a caterpillar has finished growing, it forms a pupa. From the outside, the pupa looks as if it's resting. But inside, every part of the caterpillar is changing. Most of its organs and other body parts dissolve and re-form into the organs, tissues, limbs and wings of the adult. Butterfly pupae are called chrysalises. Many moth caterpillars spin cocoons and form pupae inside them.
Adult.
When the pupa has finished changing, it molts one last time and emerges as an adult butterfly or moth. The adult emerges with its wings folded up against its body. The butterfly or moth pumps blood into the wings to expand them. The adult is the stage when butterflies and moths mate and reproduce. Females lay their eggs on plants or other surfaces, and the cycle starts all over again.
Egg.
The egg is the first stage of a butterfly, and moth life cycle. Butterfly and moth eggs are very small and round, oval or cylindrical. Many have ribs or other tiny features. Females lay their eggs on or near the plants that will later become caterpillar food.
Larva.
The larva hatches from the egg. Butterfly and moth larvae are usually called caterpillars. Caterpillars spend most of their time eating. Butterflies and moths do all of their growing when they're caterpillars, and food gives them the energy and body-building materials they need. A caterpillar's exoskeleton can't stretch or grow, so the caterpillar sheds its skin, or molts, several times as it grows.
Pupa.
When a caterpillar has finished growing, it forms a pupa. From the outside, the pupa looks as if it's resting. But inside, every part of the caterpillar is changing. Most of its organs and other body parts dissolve and re-form into the organs, tissues, limbs and wings of the adult. Butterfly pupae are called chrysalises. Many moth caterpillars spin cocoons and form pupae inside them.
Adult.
When the pupa has finished changing, it molts one last time and emerges as an adult butterfly or moth. The adult emerges with its wings folded up against its body. The butterfly or moth pumps blood into the wings to expand them. The adult is the stage when butterflies and moths mate and reproduce. Females lay their eggs on plants or other surfaces, and the cycle starts all over again.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
My Room, My Castle
My bedroom is very simple and small.
But still I think my bedroom needs I little bit of changing.
My bedroom is very small and there are two people who sleep in it, my brother and I. My bed is very small too so I want a bigger bed so my brother and I can sleep in it.
I go to high school and I get loads of homework. Some of the homework I get I have to do it on the computer. I have a small brother and he needs to do homework on the computer too.
My father works in the RGL and in there they have to go to people’s houses and fix things like Sky Television and he needs to use the computer too. So I want to have 3 computers so all my family can use them.
I think I should win because I want to help my family.
But still I think my bedroom needs I little bit of changing.
My bedroom is very small and there are two people who sleep in it, my brother and I. My bed is very small too so I want a bigger bed so my brother and I can sleep in it.
I go to high school and I get loads of homework. Some of the homework I get I have to do it on the computer. I have a small brother and he needs to do homework on the computer too.
My father works in the RGL and in there they have to go to people’s houses and fix things like Sky Television and he needs to use the computer too. So I want to have 3 computers so all my family can use them.
I think I should win because I want to help my family.
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