I never knew you could send someone a butterfly, but it has TOTALLY made my day!
Her sweet note encouraged me by saying that God's very best was to come for me and to watch and wait!
Here she is, below...Beatrice, that is. When I bring her home, I am instructed to take the plastic wrapping off and:
"The chrysalis will emerge on November 1st give or take a day or two.
Place it where you can see and enjoy its beauty as it emerges!
Watch it for up to two hours as its wings expand and harden, then release it outdoors.
I am reading up on how I will see Beatrice change over the next week:
When the time for the caterpillar to turn into a butterfly it must go through a pupa stage. This is where they spin a chrysalis or cocoon. This the cocoon goes through three stages. The first stage is called the fresh pupa where the cocoon is green and rough. The stage is where the cocoon stays green but the outside becomes smooth. When the caterpillar has finished metamorphosis, (changing), into a butterfly, the cocoon will become clear and have no color.
Beatrice will end up looking like this! A beautiful monarch. I will surely be sad to see her leave.
I will be sure to post pictures when she emerges and is a big beautiful butterfly!
Also click here for the website Beatrice came from...
6 comments:
that's so awesome!
will she fly away or can we have her at anita forever? this is the happiest gift.
what a wonderful gift!! and i love the name you picked for her!
B-B-Beatrice is Beautiful!
I can't wait for November 1st.
I will be at your place that whole weekend.
That's so freakin' cool. Can I come over and see her?
kate shofner wants you to call her to come over when bernice, wait, beatrice is ready to hatch. seriously, call her. ill give you her digits tonight.
also i took her out of the box, as i thought the glass was nice. oopsie.
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