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Monarch butterflies have four stages to their life cycle egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly. The change process is called metamorphosis. Learn more about the Monarch Butterfly life cycle from the following links. You could present your new learning creatively as a home learning challenge.===== Monarch Butterfly Monarch Watch Video footage with explanation of a caterpillar changing into a butterfly. There is also video of a grasshopper shedding its skin. Te Ara - Butterflies and Moths in New Zealand Learnthe differences between butterflies and moths and the species that live in New Zealand This video was created using time-lapse photography following the life of a Monarch Caterpillar to a Butterfly. = media type="youtube" key="GMInzmap_lE?rel=0" height="349" width="425" = Time-lapse of Monarch Butterfly being born.
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Monarch Butterfly facts from Nature Mapping. This link takes you to some children's learning about Monarch Butterflies ||=  ||=   ||= Science Learning New Zealand - Monarch Butterflies Learn about monarch butterflies in New Zealand. This site also has lots of other interesting science information. Learn about the life cycle of a butterfly by browsing through this book. The book is an explanation of a butterfly life cycle. media type="youtube" key="7AUeM8MbaIk?rel=0" height="333" width="405" The entire life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly using time-lapse photography. For the Chicago Nature Museum Learn about the Monarch Butterfly migration to and from Mexico and the United States and Canada. This web site has lots of other information too. Enchanted Learning - Butterflies Enchanted Learning - Monarch Butterflies ||=  ||