You've Never Seen A Caterpillar Like This! - The Dodo
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Date: 2024-07-30
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Summer73343
My wonderful Mum, many years ago, was an elementary schoolteacher. She was passionate about nature. She, along with my sisters and I, became well known in our small Massachusetts town for rehabilitating creatures, great and small. Somehow, by word of mouth, people would bring us baby birds, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, ducks and whatever precious creature needed help, including a Praying Mantis. We would take care of them with love and many sleepless hours. Feeding, cleaning their little homes. whatever it took. We were always willing to try. Our greatest joy and sadness was the day we would release these precious animals back into nature, when possible. Those that were too injured to live in the wild became our much loved house guests. One day, one of my Mum’s pupils came to visit her during summer vacation. That was the day that an unexpected butterfly entered our lives. This breathtaking butterfly, a Monarch butterfly, was missing his back legs. From that point on, he became a most welcomed guest. I loved feeding him. watching the ritual of unrolling the proboscis to drink sugar water is one memory I will never forget. Thru love, care and lots of conversations, this beautiful butterfly lived for 5 months. Thanks for rekindling these memories.
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My wonderful Mum, many years ago, was an elementary schoolteacher. She was passionate about nature. She, along with my sisters and I, became well known in our small Massachusetts town for rehabilitating creatures, great and small. Somehow, by word of mouth, people would bring us baby birds, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, ducks and whatever precious creature needed help, including a Praying Mantis. We would take care of them with love and many sleepless hours. Feeding, cleaning their little homes. whatever it took. We were always willing to try. Our greatest joy and sadness was the day we would release these precious animals back into nature, when possible. Those that were too injured to live in the wild became our much loved house guests. One day, one of my Mum’s pupils came to visit her during summer vacation. That was the day that an unexpected butterfly entered our lives. This breathtaking butterfly, a Monarch butterfly, was missing his back legs. From that point on, he became a most welcomed guest. I loved feeding him. watching the ritual of unrolling the proboscis to drink sugar water is one memory I will never forget. Thru love, care and lots of conversations, this beautiful butterfly lived for 5 months. Thanks for rekindling these memories.
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thunderatigervideo
Fun fact: Even though they have gone completely to goo in the chrysalis (neural network included, they retain memory from when they were caterpillars. A group of caterpillars exposed to a smell-based reward continued to respond to that same smell as butterflies while the control group who never had the smell or reward did not. Scientists don’t know how this is possible since the neural network does the goo thing and is completely rearranged. It’s part of a study on what memory is and where it’s stored. Nature is crazy!
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Fun fact: Even though they have gone completely to goo in the chrysalis (neural network included, they retain memory from when they were caterpillars. A group of caterpillars exposed to a smell-based reward continued to respond to that same smell as butterflies while the control group who never had the smell or reward did not. Scientists don’t know how this is possible since the neural network does the goo thing and is completely rearranged. It’s part of a study on what memory is and where it’s stored. Nature is crazy!
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ellietobe
We went out into an area that has Milkweed growing in it and found some cocoons. We cut off a branch and took them home to hang up. The kids got to watch as the cocoons changed color and texture until one day the Monarch butterflies began to break out. We took them outside to finish opening their wings and off they flew.
This happened about ten years ago. Today there are few Monarch butterflies in that area due to increased destruction of their areas in the rain forest and in the USA where their favorite foods used to grow.
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We went out into an area that has Milkweed growing in it and found some cocoons. We cut off a branch and took them home to hang up. The kids got to watch as the cocoons changed color and texture until one day the Monarch butterflies began to break out. We took them outside to finish opening their wings and off they flew.
This happened about ten years ago. Today there are few Monarch butterflies in that area due to increased destruction of their areas in the rain forest and in the USA where their favorite foods used to grow.
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TedBackus
when i was 15 or so my dad died & my mom released this jar of monarch butterflies. that was in '95'ish. ever since then i swear t ogod, monarch butterflies fly around me once a year. im no hippie, or religious type person. i went to catholic school, so i want nothing to do with spiritual stuff, i have horrible memories from that cult garbage. but im not lying about the butterflies, i swear for the past 30yrs, they fly around me.
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when i was 15 or so my dad died & my mom released this jar of monarch butterflies. that was in '95'ish. ever since then i swear t ogod, monarch butterflies fly around me once a year. im no hippie, or religious type person. i went to catholic school, so i want nothing to do with spiritual stuff, i have horrible memories from that cult garbage. but im not lying about the butterflies, i swear for the past 30yrs, they fly around me.
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morganmom194
Enjoy the video.
Monarchs are dying out quickly.
I have raised native orange butterfly weed for years in order to raise Monarchs. This year, 2024, there are very few in NW AL. The hybrid orange butterfly weed that Lowes, Home Depot, etc sell carries EOM, a virus that kills Monarchs. They are systematically dying out in the US.
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Enjoy the video.
Monarchs are dying out quickly.
I have raised native orange butterfly weed for years in order to raise Monarchs. This year, 2024, there are very few in NW AL. The hybrid orange butterfly weed that Lowes, Home Depot, etc sell carries EOM, a virus that kills Monarchs. They are systematically dying out in the US.
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gostavoadolfos2023
you can turn a butterfly into a pet if you put the egg or the caterpillar in your underwear while they are growing up, they get accustomed to your smell and keep following you as butterflies. I ve discovered this during my travels in West Africa, even though they can use it for nefarious reasons.
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you can turn a butterfly into a pet if you put the egg or the caterpillar in your underwear while they are growing up, they get accustomed to your smell and keep following you as butterflies. I ve discovered this during my travels in West Africa, even though they can use it for nefarious reasons.
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andrezejobuch4527
Not just a rather fascinating insight into the remarkable life and transformation of the caterpillar into the butterfly but also at the same time a deep equivalent of what we should all be guided by. Living in the moment. Don't let life pass you by. Thank you for sharing a wonderful video
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Not just a rather fascinating insight into the remarkable life and transformation of the caterpillar into the butterfly but also at the same time a deep equivalent of what we should all be guided by. Living in the moment. Don't let life pass you by. Thank you for sharing a wonderful video
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lisanidog8178
In fifth grade way back in 1970 we had a whole bunch of chrysalis and then butterflies. For some reason we didn’t start at the caterpillar stage. It was fun. We fed them sugar water, took pictures with them and then released them.
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In fifth grade way back in 1970 we had a whole bunch of chrysalis and then butterflies. For some reason we didn’t start at the caterpillar stage. It was fun. We fed them sugar water, took pictures with them and then released them.
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JKLauderdale
For those wondering, the plant is the Giant Milkweed(Calotropis Gigantea) and is THE most popular plant for monarch butterflies. They get the nectar from the flowers, eat the leaves and pupate there, it's the best all-in-one option.
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For those wondering, the plant is the Giant Milkweed(Calotropis Gigantea) and is THE most popular plant for monarch butterflies. They get the nectar from the flowers, eat the leaves and pupate there, it's the best all-in-one option.
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Sadewaterbury
I actually was in love with Monique butterflies I love to go to the garden and take a leaf and a plant and look for the eggs for the crystals and then I’ll bring it home and I’ll wait for it to Two turn into a butterfly
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I actually was in love with Monique butterflies I love to go to the garden and take a leaf and a plant and look for the eggs for the crystals and then I’ll bring it home and I’ll wait for it to Two turn into a butterfly
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cscannella522
I found lots of monarch caterpillars and two eggs and now I have two chrysalices and I was able to watch the caterpillar make it's chrysalis it was super amazing how God created these animals to do such amazing things
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I found lots of monarch caterpillars and two eggs and now I have two chrysalices and I was able to watch the caterpillar make it's chrysalis it was super amazing how God created these animals to do such amazing things
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charlottegrace6656
I've raised so many monarch butterflies from eggs! I love watching the development! I even have a video of a freshly hatched (from chrysalis) monarch on my shoulder, flying away for the first time. So special.
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I've raised so many monarch butterflies from eggs! I love watching the development! I even have a video of a freshly hatched (from chrysalis) monarch on my shoulder, flying away for the first time. So special.
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the-dodo
Interesting fact, while most monarchs live for 2 to 6 weeks, if she is a part of the migration generation, then she will live for 8 to 9 months while they travel thousands of miles south
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Interesting fact, while most monarchs live for 2 to 6 weeks, if she is a part of the migration generation, then she will live for 8 to 9 months while they travel thousands of miles south
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cartoonraccoon2078
Something about growing as big as elephants, then showing a tiny egg. So it goes from a tiny egg tro a few inches long. Humans go from a pair of cells to 5-6 feet or so.
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Something about growing as big as elephants, then showing a tiny egg. So it goes from a tiny egg tro a few inches long. Humans go from a pair of cells to 5-6 feet or so.
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skittslol1407
If yall live in a place where monarchs live plant milkweed: )
Get visited by pretty butterflies and get a really fun few days when the pods dry and the seed floof is ready.
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If yall live in a place where monarchs live plant milkweed: )
Get visited by pretty butterflies and get a really fun few days when the pods dry and the seed floof is ready.
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lazzyfare4721
Brilliant video from The Dodo! I learned about this process of life many, many decades ago but have never seen it shown in such vivid color and with such great detail.
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Brilliant video from The Dodo! I learned about this process of life many, many decades ago but have never seen it shown in such vivid color and with such great detail.
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InfernoDelta12
This just makes me Renee getting to have a caterpillar in grade 1 and then releasing it when it became a monarch butterfly. It’s one of my favourite memories ever.
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This just makes me Renee getting to have a caterpillar in grade 1 and then releasing it when it became a monarch butterfly. It’s one of my favourite memories ever.
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the-dodo
Nature's lesson: be open and willing to transform. As the caterpillar is in a cocoon (the opposite of open) and it's doing what it's done for thousands of years
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Nature's lesson: be open and willing to transform. As the caterpillar is in a cocoon (the opposite of open) and it's doing what it's done for thousands of years
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josephdigiorgio
0: 03 the fertilized egg of a human begins at the size of. 5 mm so comparatively speaking humans grow at an exponentially larger rate from egg to adult
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0: 03 the fertilized egg of a human begins at the size of. 5 mm so comparatively speaking humans grow at an exponentially larger rate from egg to adult
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the-dodo
Butterflies make me smile all the time. They remind me of my mom. I decorated her casket with butterflies (not the real ones though. It was very beautiful.
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Butterflies make me smile all the time. They remind me of my mom. I decorated her casket with butterflies (not the real ones though. It was very beautiful.
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