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Monarch caterpillars and butterflies

Waitohi Kindergarten have been keeping a watchful eye on the many Monarch caterpillars they have in their inside butterfly cage. They are on swan plants in specially made containers by one of the Kaiako. Tamariki have been excited to check the cage each day to see if any more of the caterpillars have turned into chrysalis or if the chrysalis have hatched.

A couple of the students were happy to share their knowledge of the process and they knew a lot! The Maori name for Monarch is Kakahu. It is important to just watch and not touch the caterpillars, especially when they are shedding their skin. It takes three weeks for...

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