Carlos the Caterpillar: The Larva Stage - Part 1

That Carlos. He's doubling in size everyday. We always "observe" him right before we go to bed every night. I almost feel like I'm being "unfaithful" to my class by raising another caterpillar without them. They LOVE the Monarchs and enjoy watching them grow from a teeny tiny larva, to a really big larva. Annabelle, still doesn't know what she's looking at because Carlos is still so small. Right after this picture was taken, we almost lost Carlos. She grabbed that milkweed plant with such a grip. Luckily, she missed the little guy.


AB wasn't cooperating on this night to have her finger still enough to compare the size of Carlos to her little finger. So mine will have to do.

If you look carefully, you can see him in the second leaf from the bottom.

Even though she doesn't know what she's supposed to be looking at, yet, she's into the plant!