Year 2 Caterpillar Diary
Our caterpillars arrived and were soon eating and growing very happily. They were so busy eating that they doubled in size over the first weekend!
Just arrived.
![Year 2 caterpillars pic 0](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Year-2-caterpillars-pic-0.jpg)
They were quite small...
![Year 2 caterpillars pic 0b](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Year-2-caterpillars-pic-0b.jpg)
until a weekend of eating!
![Year 2 caterpillars Pic 2](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Year-2-caterpillars-Pic-2.jpg)
Forming chrysalides...
![Year 2 caterpillars pic 4](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Year-2-caterpillars-pic-4.jpg)
Still chrysalides, for now....
![Chrysalides](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chrysalides.jpg)
..until...beautiful butterflies!
![y2butterfly1](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/y2butterfly1.jpg)
Did you know that Painted Lady butterflies don’t usually overwinter in the UK. The butterflies fly to North Africa to find warmer weather, and make the long trip back again in Spring!
![painted lady1](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/painted-lady1.jpg)
![migration](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/migration.jpg)
![butterfly-life-cycle4](https://malmesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/butterfly-life-cycle4.jpg)