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	Live Butterfly Rearing Kit Our live butterfly kits are the best selling items in our store! Everything you need is included 3 Sizes: Medium has 5 caterpillars and 1 foot tall net cage Large has 10 caterpillars and 2 foot tall net cage School Size has 30 caterpillars, 2 foot net cage, and 30 individual cups 2 Choices:  Receive your kit with LIVE caterpillars NOW if you are ready for them OR, receive your kit with a FREE certificate that must be mailed in to receive caterpillars at a later date Your Painted Lady Butterfly Caterpillars arrive in cups of 5 with their special food and easy instructions The see-through net cage with zippered entry allows easy access for care and feeding. Hang it from a string or set it on a table-top. Collapses for easy storage till you are ready to raise more butterflies with our live refills Order ANY time of year- a Fun Winter Project! Instructions included how to keep butterflies inside for their life cycle. Comes with: Mister, butterfly feeder and sugar, eye dropper, net cage, easy instructions and caterpillars. Guaranteed! We guarantee 3 caterpillars from every cup to become happy adult butterflies
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Try this Butterfly Experiment – it’s easy and makes a perfect kid science project.

The Question: Does cold or warm temperatures affect how a caterpillar grows?

The Experiment:

1. Record the date your caterpillars arrive.

2. Place 3 cups with caterpillars and food in them in a warm area of the room, like a high shelf.

3. Place 3 other cups with caterpillars and food in them in a cooler place in the room, like near the floor.

4. Measure the temperatures at each location daily and record them. There should be 2 to 3 degrees in difference between the 2 spots for best results.

5. Record the date the caterpillars in each area becomes a chrysalis.

Did the caterpillars grow at the same rate in both places? Which place did they grow fastest? Why would a caterpillar grow best at this temperature?

The Facts: A caterpillar’s growth is related to the environment temperature. Insects like caterpillars are cold-blooded, so their body is the same temperature as the environment. Because of this they are more active during warmer times of the year. Since the plants caterpillars use for food also grow during the warmer times of the year, warm temperatures are also best for the caterpillar. If the caterpillars started to grow before the plants did, it would be bad for the caterpillar! If there is a 2 to 3 degree difference in the 2 spots you placed the cups, the cooler caterpillars may be 3 to 8 days behind in growth compared to the warm area ones.

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