A big thank you to our guest speaker the other day, Ms. Wand.
She found an
Elm Sphinx Caterpillar and brought it into the classroom
It had pupated!
Ms. Wand thought it needed some privacy over the weekend to get the job done (from caterpillar to pupa). She (not me!) picked him up and showed the class how it is still very alive (it's segmented ends moves when touched!) and she showed how some wing, head and leg parts are delineated on the shell of the pupa - super cool.
Now we wait....ever so patiently....until Spring....
This is the one in our classroom. If you look to the left of the pupa, you can see where it has left the skin it pulled out as it pupated.
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