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Caterpillar Feast

It took only 20 minutes for this monarch to eat the leaf he was standing upon. He ate 3 leaves the morning of his filming. By the end of the next day he had changed into a chrysalis. Just look at him eat!

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Close-up
Chewing

Slow-motion Munching

National Science Education Standards

Science as Inquiry
Ask a question about objects, organisms, events. (K-4)

Use data to conduct a reasonable explanation. (K-4)

Life Science
Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water and food; plants require air, water, nutrients, and light.

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