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Metamorphosis

Larva (17k) Monarch (17k) Eggs (17k) Chrysalis (17k)

A monarch butterfly changes during its four stages.
Can you guess which stage comes first?
Two girls observing larvae (20k)

Metamorphosis close-up:

At Museum Magnet School we're raising monarch butterflies. We have a cage full of tiny larvae and milkweed plants.

Where did we get the larvae?


Logo (9k)Laura Kindig's 3rd grade class is raising and observing butterflies. You can find related ideas in her Journey North cluster.


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What other insects change like Monarchs? Try raising your own butterflies. Why do they change? How long does it take for them to totally change?

Yellow dot (9k) From Caterpillar to Butterfly

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Yellow dot (9k) Life history of a monarch

Yellow dot (9k) Folded creation



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