Cool Caterpillars By Kyla

I would like to talk to about caterpillars. Have you ever thought about how everything is enormous to them? Something that is enormous to caterpillars is a computer because some caterpillars are 2 inches tall and some computers are about 15 inches tall. Also, a blade of grass can even be even big to some caterpillars, just like the school is big to humans. Some caterpillars have six legs and spots on their back, and some have more legs and stripes. Caterpillars have all different coloured bodies such as green, white, black and many other colours. Caterpillars have very tiny teeth, which they use for biting and tearing leaves because they eat leaves and flowers.

The life cycle of a caterpillar is where the caterpillar starts as an egg, then the egg becomes a caterpillar then, the caterpillar forms a cocoon, where a cocoon is like a shell that is made out of the caterpillar’s saliva. The cocoon forms its around its body and hangs from a twig. If you wait a while, the caterpillar will pop out of its cocoon and become a beautiful fully grown butterfly. I think that the life cycle of a caterpillar is interesting because I think that turning from something slimy and long into something beautiful is amazing!

If I had to choose between a caterpillar or a butterfly for which life stage I like best, I would choose a caterpillar. I would choose a caterpillar because you can touch and hold one, but if you tried to hold a butterfly, it would fly away. I would also choose a caterpillar because I think a caterpillar is cuter. A caterpillar does most of work in the life cycle, which means they might be stronger too.

When you are around a caterpillar please be very careful because they are very delicate. Do not take them from their habitat, because that is how they become endangered. How would you feel if you were a caterpillar in a huge city?