BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS XI 1-8

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Butterfly Metamorphosis

Butterflies go through a life cycle. A butterfly has four stages in its life cycle. Each stage is different. Each stage also has .a different goal. A butterfly becoming an adult is called metamorphosis. The life cycle process can take a month to year. It depends on the type of butterfly.

In the first stage a girl butterfly lays eggs. A butterfly first starts out as an egg. A girl butterfly lays the eggs on a leaf. She lays the eggs really close together. The eggs are really small and round. About five days after the eggs are laid a tiny worm-like creature will hatch from the egg.

The second stage is the caterpillar. A caterpillar is sometimes called larva. A caterpillar is a long creature. It looks like a worm. Most caterpillars have a cool pattern. This pattern has stripeS or patches. The caterpillar is hungry once it has, hatched. It starts to eat leaves and flowers. It eats these all the time. It first eats the leaf that it was born on. This is the eating and growing stage.

A caterpillar grows really fast. This is because they eat a lot. A caterpillar is really small when it is born. It starts to grow-fast. This is because it eats all the time. ft grows so fast that it becomes too big for its skin. So the caterpillar has to shed its old skin. It then gets new skin. Caterpillars shed their skin four or more times while they are growing. A caterpillar shedding its outgrown skin is called molting.

Stage three is the chrysalis (pupa). This is when the caterpillar is done growing. The caterpillar makes a chrysalis. Another name for a chrysalis is a pupa. It is mostly browri or green. It is the same color as the things around it. Things like the trees, leaves, or branches. This is so that other animals cannot see it. This protects them. This keeps them from getting hurt.

In stage four, the chrysalis opens. Soon a butterfly comes out. A butterfly is sometimes called an imago.. It is also called an adult. Butterflies are very colorful. When the butterfly

first comes out its wings are damp. The wings are also soft. The wings are folded against its body. The butterfly is also very tired. So the butterfly rests.

Once the butterfly has rested, it will be ready to start flying. It will start to pump blood into its. wings. This is to get them working and flapping. After it does this, it can now learn to fly. Butterflies cannot fly good at first. They need a lot of practice. It does not take long for them to earn. They learn fast. When it can fly, it will go ook for food. The butterfly will also go look for a mate. It will soon find a mate. It will then lay aggs. The lifecycle will start all over again.