About 2 weeks ago my mom took Nick to her friend, Sue's, house. Sue loves caterpillars and monarchs. Nick is really passionate about science and he was fascinated by what Sue had to share with him. She told Nick she first got the caterpillars. She orders the eggs from FL. She takes care of the caterpillars and then they eventually form their chrysalis. Sue was kind enough to send Nick home with two caterpillars. He named them Little Slugger and Big Finger. We watched Little Slugger and Big Finger form their chrysalis and for days we watched to see what they would do.
And just two days ago, this is what they did. We were there to watch one of the butterflies come out of their chrysalis. It was so cool. Nick knew that the monarchs needed 3 hours for their wings to dry out and then he had to let them go, knowing they were off to Mexico.
The monarchs must have really felt attached to Nick because it took them over 24 hours to leave our yard. We would find them hanging out on Mike's work van or on our trees but we haven't seen them today so I assume they are making their way to Mexico. Thanks mom and Sue for sparking Nick's interest in science.
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