Journey North engages citizen scientists in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Cedar Park 3rd graders have been busy studying, tagging, and watching migration patterns of monarchs this fall.
Recently our class has tagged monarchs. Our class wondered: Are monarchs poisonous? After discussing this with my mom and grandma, I learned that monarch caterpillars eat milkweed and milkweed is poisonous. When they make their cocoons they are still poisonous, and when they come out and start eating nectar from flowers they are still poisonous. If you touch a monarch it will not hurt you, but if you eat it you will get sick so you can touch it.
Two other things I learned are...... *1. The Atlas moth has a wingspan of almost one foot!!!! *2. Silk worms actually make their cocoons out of silk!!!! Sincerely, Rebecca
Recently,our class tagged monarchs.Our class wondered why monarchs eat milkweed. After talking to an expert, Mrs. Ellickson, I learned that they eat it because it's poisonous so if a predator eats it the predator is poisoned.
I also learned that every year millions of trees are damaged by gypsy moths. The job of a caterpillar is eat, grow, store food, and develop. Sincerely, Bryan
Recently our class has tagged monarchs. Our class wondered how monarchs lay their eggs. After researching in the book Butterflies and Moths (page 8), I learned that after mating the female monarch lays the eggs in or on a plant. Others lay them in narrow cracks or crevices. Some other female moths and butterflies scatter their eggs while in mid air as they fly near a suitable plant that will be their source of food while the caterpillars develop their body.
After researching, I still had two questions. 1. Why must they do this? 2. Why doesn't the male butterfly take care of the eggs while the female searches for food? Sincerely, Jace
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ReplyDeleteRecently our class has tagged monarchs. Our class wondered: Are monarchs
ReplyDeletepoisonous? After discussing this with my mom and grandma, I learned that monarch caterpillars eat milkweed and milkweed is poisonous. When they make their cocoons they are still poisonous, and when they come out and start eating nectar from flowers they are still poisonous. If you touch a monarch it will not hurt you, but if you eat it you will get sick so you can touch it.
Two other things I learned are...... *1. The Atlas moth has a wingspan of almost one foot!!!! *2. Silk worms actually make their cocoons out of silk!!!!
Sincerely, Rebecca
Recently,our class tagged monarchs.Our class wondered why monarchs eat milkweed. After talking to an expert, Mrs. Ellickson, I learned that they eat it because it's poisonous so if a predator eats it the predator is poisoned.
ReplyDeleteI also learned that every year millions of trees are damaged by gypsy moths.
The job of a caterpillar is eat, grow, store food, and develop.
Sincerely, Bryan
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ReplyDeleteRecently our class has tagged monarchs. Our class wondered how monarchs lay their eggs. After researching in the book Butterflies and Moths (page 8), I learned that after mating the female monarch lays the eggs in or on a plant. Others lay them in narrow cracks or crevices. Some other female moths and butterflies scatter their eggs while in mid air as they fly near a suitable plant that will be their source of food while the caterpillars develop their body.
ReplyDeleteAfter researching, I still had two questions. 1. Why must they do this? 2. Why doesn't the male butterfly take care of the eggs while the female searches for food?
Sincerely, Jace