Butterflies: on the wings of freedom
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Butterflies for Kids
a body to click on
from egg to butterfly
a butterflys workaday world
where does silk come from
observation
other points of interest
trick film
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color a butterfly
paper butterfly
design a butterfly with scales

General Information
metamorphosis
migration
coloring
camouflage
mimicry
other ways of frightening and fooling predators
particularities of coloration
different males and females
the butterfly body
butterflies significance for humans
human significance for butterflies
nourishment
predators
protection and defense
caterpillars
moving geometer caterpillar
butterfly garden
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Our Research

high speed shooting
evaluation of the film shooting
sense organs
shapes of scales
construction of the scales
why do some wings iridesce
using a raster electron microscope
a closer look at a butterfly
a closer look at a moth

Butterflies in Our Lives

legends myths symbols
music and arts
literature
butterfly stamps
publicity
butterfly decor

Curiosities and Extremes

extremes
amazing behavior
surprising bodies

Butterflies at School

butterflies at school
precautions for keeping caterpillars at school
precautions for keeping butterflies at school
1. Which is the right order?
caterpillar butterfly egg pupa
pup caterpillar egg butterfly
egg caterpillar pupa butterfly

2. What kind of leaves do butterflies eat?
young, fresh green leaves
only the leaves of trees
old brown leaves
they do not eat leaves

3. What purpose do the eyespots have on a butterfly's wing?
they frighten predators
they help the butterfly to see a predator
they are of no use

4. Butterflies are ______.
spiders
insects
flies
beetles

5. Which form of the Silk Moth makes silk?
egg
caterpillar
pupa
adult

6. A butterfly's body is covered with _____.
hair
silk
scales

7. How many bones does a butterfly have in its body?
no bones
10
200
400
over 1000

8. What is "metamorphosis"?
the process of a butterfly's change from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly
the change from caterpillar to pupa
the butterfly's "tongue" that helps to suck nectar
a means of protection from predators
copying other, poisonous butterflies

9. What is this?
a butterfly's antenna
a butterfly's foot
a butterfly's head
the talon of a bird



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