HI KRISTINE!

MY SON, NICHOLAS, WHO IS GOING TO BE 6 SOON CAPTURED A CATERPILLAR IN HIS BUG HOLDER. HE GAVE IT A HOME WITH LEAVES AND STICKS AND DIRT AND INTENDED TO LET IT GO WHEN WE DISCOVERED IT HAD WOVEN A TYPE OF WEB. WE LET IT GO, JUST OBSERVING IT FOR A FEW DAYS. TODAY, IT SHED IT'S SKIN AND LOOKS LIKE A CHRYSALIS. WE ARE HOPING TO SEE A BUTTERFLY SOON! DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES, OR IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD BE DOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT? THANK YOU FOR ANY INPUT YOU CAN GIVE US, YOUR SITE WAS VERY HELPFUL!

SINCERELY,

KRISTINE ROTELLA

-- Kristine Rotella (KAROTE64@YAHOO.COM), July 01, 2000