Technically, right now we only have caterpillars in the library. Five 'painted lady' caterpillars to be exact. They came in the mail on Monday and they were tiny little things, they've grown about three times their size since then. Here's a glimpse of their little home:
The brown stuff on the bottom is their food. In the next day or so they will form chrysalides on the top of their jar, then I will but them in the butterfly habitat that we bought last summer. Our patrons will be able watch them grow and hatch over the next few weeks, and I will release the butterflies 'into the wild' during a story time. We had butterflies last summer as part of our "Catch the Reading Bug" program and they were a big hit.
Here is what the caterpillars will look like as butterflies:
So, if you're interested, stop by sometime during the next few weeks and see how our little critters are doing!
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