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  | | Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar | | | Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar |
  | | A butterfly lays her eggs on leaves or plants. | | | A butterfly lays her eggs on leaves or plants. |
  | | She lays a lot of very little eggs. | | | She lays a lot of very little eggs. |
  | | Not all of the eggs will hatch and become butterflies. | | | Not all of the eggs will hatch and become butterflies. |
  | | When the egg hatches it is called a larva or caterpillar. | | | When the egg hatches it is called a larva or caterpillar. |
  | | The first thing the caterpillar does is eat the leaf or plant that the egg was on. | | | The first thing the caterpillar does is eat the leaf or plant that the egg was on. |
  | | The caterpillar eats, and eats, and eats! | | | The caterpillar eats, and eats, and eats! |
  | | It gets bigger and bigger! | | | It gets bigger and bigger! |
  | | It sheds its skin 4 or 5 times as it grows. | | | It sheds its skin 4 or 5 times as it grows. |
  | | It can grow to 100 times the size of the egg. | | | It can grow to 100 times the size of the egg. |
  | | When the caterpillar stops growing it is a pupa. | | | When the caterpillar stops growing it is a pupa. |
  | | The pupa is also called a chrysalis. | | | The pupa is also called a chrysalis. |
  | | The pupa usually hangs from the bottom of a leaf. | | | The pupa usually hangs from the bottom of a leaf. |
  | | Inside the pupa many changes take place. | | | Inside the pupa many changes take place. |
  | | The legs, wings and eyes start to form. | | | The legs, wings and eyes start to form. |
  | | Finally, the pupa changes into a butterfly. | | | Finally, the pupa changes into a butterfly. |
  | | A caterpillar has short legs, short antennae, and tiny eyes. | | | A caterpillar has short legs, short antennae, and tiny eyes. |
  | | The butterfly has long legs, long antennae, and compound eyes. | | | The butterfly has long legs, long antennae, and compound eyes. |
  | | Best of all, a butterfly has wings and can fly! | | | Best of all, a butterfly has wings and can fly! |
| | butterfly egg | | | butterfly egg |
| | caterpillar | | | caterpillar |
| | larva | | | larva |
| | pupa | | | pupa |
| | chrysalis | | | chrysalis |
| | butterfly | | | butterfly |