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The Painted Lady Butterfly goes through complete metamorphosis. Learn more about the growth and change of other animals.

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Animals that Grow Up (Simple Life Cycle):

Most animals including fish, mammals, reptiles and birds have very simple life cycles:

they are born (either alive from their mother or hatched from eggs)

they grow up

These animals have three stages -- before birth, young and adult. The young are typically similar to the parent, just smaller. The young slowly "grow" to become adults.

Amphibians, like frogs and newts, have a slightly more complicated life cycle. They undergo a metamorphosis (a big change):

they are born (either alive from their mother or hatched from eggs)

they spend their childhood under water, breathing with gills

they grow into adults and move to the land, breathing with lungs

Animals that Undergo a Complete Metamorphosis:

Insects

These insects have four stages in their life cycle:

egg: unborn stage.

larva: young stage -- this is when most of the feeding is done.
(they usually look like worms)

pupa: inactive (no feeding) stage between larva and adult stages.
(usually well camouflaged)

adult: final, breeding stage.
(they usually grow wings)

Animals that go through a complete metamorphosis are what my daughter Kaitlyn calls "Wow!" animals -- they go to bed looking one way and wake up a completely different creature. Wow!

Animals that Undergo an Incomplete Metamorphosis:

About 10% of insects go through an incomplete metamorphosis. They do not have a pupal form -- these include dragonflies, grasshoppers and cockroaches.

These insects have three stages in their life cycle:

egg: unborn stage.

nymph: young stage -- this is when most of the feeding is done.

adult: final, breeding stage - including wings.

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Most animals including fish, mammals, reptiles and birds have very simple life cycles: they are born (either alive from their mother or hatched from eggs) they grow up These animals have three stages -- before birth, young and adult. The young are typically similar to the parent, just smaller.

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Learn facts about the life-cycle of the Painted Lady Butterfly.

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In this video, learn information about the behaviors and structures of the Painted Lady Butterfly.

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Watch Painted Lady butterflies change from caterpillar to chrysalis to adult in this Home Science Tools video. The butterflies were raised in a Butterfly Garden Kit. http://www.homesciencetools.com

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Watch this video. Be prepared to write down facts you learn about the Painted Lady Butterfly.

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Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle Homeschooling Science

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This is a brief video showing the life cycle of The Painted Lady Butterfly