Fun with Metamorphosis

I bought Patrick a Lady Bug Land (like an ant farm only for lady bugs) when I was at the National Science Teachers Association conference. We sent away for ladybug larva. When we got them, we put them in their habitat and watched them change. They were in the larva state for a week or two, then changed into the pupae stage. And this weekend they all emerged as lady bugs!! They were fun to watch emerge from their pupae stage. They are light orange right now, but they will become more bright orange-red over the next few days. Next weekend we will probably release them into our flower pots. And send away for new ones. This has been a fun experiment for Patrick. He sounds pretty cute when he says "metamorphosis."