Animal and Insect Life Cycles

All animals and insects go through a life cycle just like humans do. They may just look a little different than the human life cycle. We will be looking at a couple life cycles.

The Butterfly

We will start by looking at a butterfly life cycle. The butterfly life cycle is one of the most commonly known life cycles. You may have already studied a butterfly life cycle in school. The life cycle starts out with a tiny, round egg. The egg is attached to leaves or stems by a female caterpillar.

The egg then hatches into a caterpillar (or larva). This is the worm stage before it is a butterfly. This would be the stage where it eats and grows really big. It even sheds its skin four or more times because of its rapidly growing body.

The next stage is when the chrysalis is formed and the caterpillar breaks down to grow the adult parts of the butterfly.

 
The last and final stage of this life cycle is when the butterfly is formed into its adult form.

The butterfly is a beautiful insect and is helpful for plants and the environment.

The Frog

The other life cycle we will explore is the frog life cycle. This is also a commonly known life cycle.
The frog starts out as an egg as well. They are usually in big patches which are very slimy and they stay around wet areas.

The next stage of a frog's life cycle is the embryo. This is where the frog begins to grow gills and organs.

After the embryo, the tadpole is created. This is a baby frog. They will attach themselves to a weed in the water until they are big enough to go on their own

After he tadpole is created, it starts to transform into a frog. it starts out by growing their hind legs and then their front legs. The formation continues until it completely transforms into an adult size frog.

Life cycles are amazing things! They start out so small and then turn into something big and beautiful. Some insects may not look the greatest but everything has a purpose for the world. Insects and animals help the environment grow and keep going so it survives.

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References

The Children's Butterfly Site. Life Cycle of Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved from http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle

Life Cycle. Retrieved from http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/life_cycle_of_frogs.htm