Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

The life cycle of a butterfly is a really long process to go though, there are 4
stages to go though so I am going to be telling you all about it from the
start to the end. 

Egg

If you did not know a butterfly starts as a little little egg. They are normally
found on a small leaf if there is only one of a big leaf if there is more than 1.
The egg stage usually lasts 3-7 days but this can change a bit among
different species of butterflies. Did you know that there are 20,000 species.

Caterpillar

Once it has been a few days the caterpillar finally starts to show through
and come out of the egg. Most caterpillars eat the eggshell after it has
hatched, others eat leafs. The caterpillar is designed to be an “eating-
machine” and before it begins to pupate it will increase its body mass
thousands of times. . The total time that the butterfly stays in the
caterpillar stage is about 2-5 weeks and varies based on the species and the
growing conditions. It is believed that the caterpillar stage is the most
dangerous in the life cycle of a butterfly as the death rates are very high. 

Chrysalis

When a caterpillar knows that it is ready to go into a chrysalis it finds a nice
and thin brunch and starts to curl its tail over and lens against the brunch.
The caterpillar makes 2 strings and attaches it to the brunch it does not full
of well it is in the chrysali that is called a silk mat. Not all butterfly species
attach in the same way. Actually, the majority of butterflies will hang upside
down from their silk pad. As you can see in the pictures at the bottom it
gets covered in this green shell that feels like a really thin leaf. Inside the
cocoon the butterfly is starting to develop into different colors it stays in a
chrysali for 1-2 weeks.

Butterfly 

After a long wait it finally the wings start to show,when it firsts come out
the wings are a bit crumbled but as time goes the wing starts going to normal
and  floats up into the air so it can fly.  The lifespan of most adult
butterflies is about 2-3 weeks but this can vary greatly among species.

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Begins and Ends With the Adult Butterfly and

the life cycle will hopefully never end. 

Water cycle

Water cycle

Water is a big part of the day because it can decide what you are doing for the day or what you
are not doing for the day, so it is a big part of life. Did you know that it covers 70% of the world's
surface. It also creates other creations such as rivers, lakes, valleys, ice caps on mountains and
more.  There are 4 main steps to a water cycle evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.

Evaporation 

Evaporation is when water is found in lakes, oceans, swamps, and soil, as well as in all living
creatures and plants. Then the heat is applied from the sun and it sees the water rise into the air.
the water molecules become excited and spread out across the sky to form into a nice and big
vapor cloud. 

Condensation

Condensation is when the water vapor has risen into that sky cools then  it comes into contact
with the cooler air found up high. The vapor becomes a cloud, which is pushed around the world
by moving air currents and winds. If the water vapor cools to anything above zero degrees it will
condense as water. Then it will start to turn into droplets, These tiny droplets will start to fall into one another and merge, producing a larger droplet. When a droplet is large enough, gravity
will pull it down at a rate that exceeds the updraft in the cloud, leading to the droplet falling out of the cloud and onto the ground below.

Precipitation

Precipitation is when the water has fallen into rain and is absorbed into the ground. Soil and other
porous materials can absorb great deals of water this way, while rocks and other harder
substances will only retain a small amount of water. When the water infiltrates soil, it will move in
all directions until it either seeps into nearby streams or else sinks deeper into what is known as
groundwater storage. 

Collection

After the water has fallen and the soil has become saturated, or the snow has melted, the water
follows gravity and falls down any hills, mountains, or other inclines to form or join rivers. This
process is known as the runoff and it is how water comes to rest in lakes and returns to the ocean.
The water falls according to the incline of the place from which it is falling, and when several
threads of water meet they form a stream.

There is no start or end to the water cycle, but for explanation purposes we will start at the sun.
Solar radiation from the sun heats the ocean and causes evaporation. This water vapor then
enters the atmosphere. 

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