Today is Day 77 of our stay-at-home time. Keep reading to learn more about what is happening with the caterpillars at my home. Also, there is a recipe to make homemade lemonade!
CHRYSALIS
The Painted Lady caterpillars continue to change. Now each caterpillar is changing into a chrysalis which is the pupa stage of its life cycle. The caterpillar makes a small pad of sticky web and attaches itself to the paper liner at the top of the container. The caterpillar makes the chrysalis and sheds its skin or molts one last time. It took 8 days for this caterpillar to grow from a 1 cm long caterpillar and change into a chrysalis. Some of the caterpillar frass is now red. Do you know why?
Cool Chrysalis Facts:
* Inside the chrysalis or pupa, the caterpillar is going through metamorphosis to change into a butterfly.
* It looks like the chrysalis is resting, but there are LOTS of changes going on inside.
* It's called a "chrysalis" because of the gold colour on the outside. The Greek word "chrysos" means "gold".
* The chrysalis must hang upside down or the butterfly may not be able to come out easily.
* A Painted Lady Butterfly comes out of its chrysalis after about 10-12 days.
* One is called a chrysalis, but two (or more) are called chrysalids.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE LEMONADE
On these warmer days, it's nice to have a cold drink to cool down from the heat. Homemade lemonade is a delicious choice!
You will need:
* one lemon
* 2 tablespoons white sugar
* hot water/cold water
* ice cubes
What to do:
* Boil some water in the kettle.
* Put the sugar in a heatproof container and add 1/4 cup (65 mL) hot water and stir to dissolve the sugar.
* Wash and cut the lemon in half. Squeeze out the juice and discard the seeds. Measure out 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and add it to the sugar water mixture and stir.
* Add 3/4 cup of cold water to the mixture and stir to combine.
* Add some ice cubes to a glass and pour the lemonade into the glass.
* ENJOY!
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