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Butterfly Life Cycle Word Search
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A butterfly passes through four distinct stages. It begins as an egg laid on a specific plant, often milkweed for a monarch. When it hatches, a caterpillar eats and grows, shedding its skin at each step called an instar. It then forms a chrysalis, inside which the body is rebuilt entirely. Finally an adult splits the case and emerges, pumping fluid into crumpled wings before flying off to feed on nectar through a coiled proboscis. This word puzzle gathers eleven terms.
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What is an instar in this butterfly life cycle word search?
An INSTAR is the stage between skin sheds. A CATERPILLAR typically passes through five instars, growing larger at each one.
What is a proboscis for?
The PROBOSCIS is a long coiled tube an adult butterfly unrolls to sip NECTAR from flowers. It cannot chew, so all its food is liquid.
