Qurator's Photo Quest: Unexpected Visitor (Macro Photography)

I found this little green fellow as I was washing the bok choy leaves I was to put in the dish I was cooking.

Imagine if I did not cook the green veggie yet. I wonder how much it this little fella would be able to eat!

Cue Homeschooling Momma

Living in a desert country, my kids don't have the opportunity to see much live insects and animals as other kids do. I immediately called them to show this small visitor.

I put the caterpillar in a small container so they can observe it, but before I knew it, they already put it on a tree outside.

Hey, what happens to the caterpillar later on when it matures?

It becomes a butterfly!

We decided to put the caterpillar in a jar to observe how long it will take to change into a butterfly.

Will it still grow in size? Or is it really this small? It is only around 1.5 inches!

Day 2

This is our little green fella on it's second day of captivity. It looks quite well, adapting on its new "habitat".

Question of the Day

What do you call this dark line that goes through the caterpillar's length?

I tried to search for it but I don't seem to find the answer. Or I'm not looking enough, perhaps?

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