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English: Science Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar

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    English    JapaneseTransliteration
 soundMetamorphosis of a Caterpillar soundイモムシのへんたい
 soundA butterfly lays her eggs on leaves or plants. soundちょうちょは、はっぱやきにたまごをうみます
 soundShe lays a lot of very little eggs. soundちょうちょは、とてもちいさいたまごをたくさんうみます
 soundNot all of the eggs will hatch and become butterflies. soundぜんぶのたまごが、からがやぶれて、ちょうちょうになるのではありません
 soundWhen the egg hatches it is called a larva or caterpillar. soundたまごのからがやぶれたら、それはようちゅうやいもむしとよばれます
 soundThe first thing the caterpillar does is eat the leaf or plant that the egg was on. soundいもむしがさいしょにすることは、たまごがあったはっぱやきをたべることです
 soundThe caterpillar eats, and eats, and eats! soundいもむしはたべて、たべて、たべます！
 soundIt gets bigger and bigger! soundどんどんおおきくなります
 soundIt sheds its skin 4 or 5 times as it grows. soundおおきくなるときに、かわを４，５かいぬぎます
 soundIt can grow to 100 times the size of the egg. soundたまごのときとくらべて１００ばいおおきくなります
 soundWhen the caterpillar stops growing it is a pupa. soundいもむしがおおきくなるのをやめたとき、さなぎになります
 soundThe pupa is also called a chrysalis. soundさなぎは、サナギともいいます
 soundThe pupa usually hangs from the bottom of a leaf. soundそのさなぎは、ふつう、はっぱのねもとにつけられます
 soundInside the pupa many changes take place. soundさなぎのなかで、たくさんのへんかがおこります
 soundThe legs, wings and eyes start to form. soundあし、はね、めができはじめます
 soundFinally, the pupa changes into a butterfly. soundさいごに、さなぎはちょうちょになります
 soundA caterpillar has short legs, short antennae, and tiny eyes. soundいもむしは、みじかいあし、みじかいしょっかく、ちいさいめをもっています
 soundThe butterfly has long legs, long antennae, and compound eyes. soundちょうちょは、ながいあし、ながいしょっかく、ふくがんをもっています
 soundBest of all, a butterfly has wings and can fly! soundいちばんいいことは、ちょうちょははねがあって、とべることです！
butterfly eggsoundbutterfly egg soundちょうのたまご
caterpillarsoundcaterpillar soundイモムシ
larvasoundlarva soundようちゅう
pupasoundpupa soundさなぎ
chrysalissoundchrysalis soundさなぎ
butterflysoundbutterfly soundチョウ