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English: Science Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar

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    English    Tagalog 
 soundMetamorphosis of a Caterpillar 
 soundA butterfly lays her eggs on leaves or plants. 
 soundShe lays a lot of very little eggs. 
 soundNot all of the eggs will hatch and become butterflies. 
 soundWhen the egg hatches it is called a larva or caterpillar. 
 soundThe first thing the caterpillar does is eat the leaf or plant that the egg was on. 
 soundThe caterpillar eats, and eats, and eats! 
 soundIt gets bigger and bigger! 
 soundIt sheds its skin 4 or 5 times as it grows. 
 soundIt can grow to 100 times the size of the egg. 
 soundWhen the caterpillar stops growing it is a pupa. 
 soundThe pupa is also called a chrysalis. 
 soundThe pupa usually hangs from the bottom of a leaf. 
 soundInside the pupa many changes take place. 
 soundThe legs, wings and eyes start to form. 
 soundFinally, the pupa changes into a butterfly. 
 soundA caterpillar has short legs, short antennae, and tiny eyes. 
 soundThe butterfly has long legs, long antennae, and compound eyes. 
 soundBest of all, a butterfly has wings and can fly! 
butterfly eggsoundbutterfly egg 
caterpillarsoundcaterpillar 
larvasoundlarva 
pupasoundpupa 
chrysalissoundchrysalis 
butterflysoundbutterfly soundparu-paro