My awesome brother and sister gave Ryan and I the gift of life for Christmas. it was a butterfly kit. You sent a card and in return received caterpillars in a jar. -these then cocooned themselves and you move them into a netted cage and then they hatch. I must say, moving them into the cage was one of the most disgusting things I've ever done. -and I've done a lot. Their green slimy "waste" was everywhere and it was kinda creepy the way they were dangling from what looked like a spider web. It was all worth it a week or so later when they hatched. These pictures suck, but it really was pretty cool. If I had kids I'd definitely do it again.
I felt kinda bad keeping them alive on orange slices in that tiny little cage, so we decided to let the kids spread their wings -of course litterally, and I stuck them outside. They probably all ended up getting eated by birds, but hey, they had their time in the sun. Thanks Ken and Monica! -You didn't think I'd really send away for them did you,...well I did and it was cool.
