Caterpillars
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Jaina has become caterpillar obsessed lately! I guess its just that time of year for them. We've been doing some yard work (like killing miniature rose bushes) this past week so we've found a bunch. We agreed that observing them for a little while is okay, but then the caterpillar needs to be let go because we do not have caterpillar food to keep it alive.
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What do caterpillars eat, anyway? According to Eric Carle, they eat: apples, pears, plums, strawberries, oranges, ice cream, pickles, lollipops, muffins, and leaves. Honestly, I don't know how the caterpillars are surviving in our yard if they need that much vitamin C.
Anyway, we went to a little park by my Dad's house last weekend and found even more caterpillars. I personally can't wait to see more butterflies :) They make nicer photography subjects!
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Ellie LOVES caterpilars too :) She is obsessed with them. We got this for her: http://insectlore.stores.yahoo.net/butgarwitliv1.html
ReplyDeleteLOL @ vitamin C!
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