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Lifecycle of a Butterfly | Painted Lady Butterfly

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How a Caterpillar Becomes a Butterfly, Explained

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How A Caterpillar Becomes A Butterfly | The Dodo

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Observe the painted lady butterfly and the monarch butterfly's behavior and their physical characteristics.

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Painted Lady Butterflies Emerge in Second Grade 2013-14

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Students observed the life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly from larva to caterpillar to chrysalis, and butterfly. They ate mashed up mallow as caterpillars and are enjoyed a pineapple fruit cup as butterflies.

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Photographs of Painted Lady Butterflies - Lif

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Check out the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly - from pupa to adult.

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Painted Lady Butterfly Printout - EnchantedLearning.com

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Painted Lady Butterfly Printout. The Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, is a widespread butterfly in temperate and some tropical areas.

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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | Butterflies and Moths of North America

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The monarch butterfly's wintering grounds in Mexico are in peril. Are the monarchs in trouble too?

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So why did the caterpillar react this way? Scientists think the erupting tentacles are probably used for defense-but they aren't sure how it deters predators or parasites. It's possible that the tentacles' white tips direct attention away from the rest of the caterpillar's body, says Andrei Sourakov, collections coordinator at the Florida Museum of Natural History. He and others think the caterpillar detects approaching dangers using a set of vibration-sensitive hairs on the tips of its tentacles.

The truth is, not much is known about the caterpillar or its behavior-or how many other caterpillars might be similarly spring-loaded. But that just makes it easier for these mysterious animals to surprise their unsuspecting visitors!
Text from "Watch: Bizarre Caterpillar With Erupting Tentacles Filmed" by Nadia Drake for National Geographic News Adapted by Rose Davidson, NGS Staff

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So why did the caterpillar react this way? Scientists think the erupting tentacles are probably used for defense-but they aren't sure how it deters predators or parasites. It's possible that the tentacles' white tips direct attention away from the rest of the caterpillar's body, says Andrei Sourakov, collections coordinator at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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Did You Know Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears?

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Did you know butterflies drink turtle tears? Find out why in just thirty seconds.

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Some favorite butterfly photos by National Geographic readers.