Last September, a child brought in a cocoon for our Science center. The cocoon looked a little squished, but we left it out so the children could observe it. After Mrs. Stites put the science center away in December, she placed the cocoon on top of the children's mailboxes, and forgot about it. Yesterday, Mrs. Stites noticed a huge brown thing in the corner of her ceiling. A Luna Moth had hatched out of the cocoon! What a surprise. The children were ecstatic! We observed the markings and the fuzzy antennae. We also noted that moths have such big thick bodies. This was great timing, as now we can compare what our butterflies look like when they hatch out. (We are growing butterflies from caterpillars right now.) What a fun surprise!
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