ASL Life of a Butterfly in Under 4 Minutes

Life Cycle of a Butterfly Like all living creatures, butterflies experience a life cycle. They are born, live their lives, reproduce, and then die. For butterflies, this cycle is called complete metamorphosis, which means that butterflies change from an immature form to an adult form in more than two stages. True or False? A butterfly's life cycle is called complete metamorphosis. True. Stage 1 is the egg stage. An adult female butterfly lays eggs that were fertilized by a male butterfly. These eggs are about the size of a pinhead and are attached to a leaf. Inside, the growth of a caterpillar takes place. What is stage 1 of a butterfly's life cycle? The egg stage. After about a week or two, the eggs hatch into tiny caterpillars. This is stage 2 of a butterfly's life cycle. Caterpillars spend about 5 to 10 days eating and growing before they attach themselves to a twig and form a hard outer shell. Here is an interesting fact. Some caterpillars will shed their skin four times before they are fully grown. That is a tremendous amount of growth in a short amount of time. True or False? Caterpillars do not eat or grow a lot. False. Stage 3 is the pupa or chrysalis stage. After a caterpillar has shed its skin for a final time and attaches itself to a twig, it begins its metamorphosis and changes into a butterfly. This takes about 7 to 10 days, at which time the butterfly will emerge from the pupa. Fill in the blank. Stage 3 is called the chrysalis. Stage 4 occurs when the butterfly comes out of the chrysalis. It will live anywhere from a week to about a year depending on the species. A butterfly can only drink through their straw-like proboscis and cannot eat. Its main goal is to reproduce and lay eggs. And then the life cycle of a butterfly will begin again. How long does a butterfly live? Anywhere from one week to about a year depending on the species. We hope you have enjoyed learning with us today. The next time you are outside and see a butterfly, you can remember all of the cool facts you just learned and hopefully share them with a friend. Hope you had fun learning with us. Visit us at learnbright.org for thousands of free resources and turnkey solutions for teachers and homeschoolers.