Watch the Painted Lady butterfly change from a caterpillar. Time lapse means the slow change is showed quickly, within a few minutes, instead of keeping the camera on for several days!
NOVA presents an incredible video of a monarch butterfly's metamorphosis. Close-up video will capture your interest as you watch the caterpillar change into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly. You will also view the migration of the monarchs as they fly to the mountains of Mexico.
If you have a sense of humor, you might enjoy watching this short story of how the caterpillar tricks the bird.
Enjoy viewing beautiful, colorful butterflies that live all over the world!
Listen to Dr. Brower, and follow the numbers on the interactive monarch migration map to learn about the monarchs' migration.
Butterflies: Explore the Fascinating World of These Beautiful Insects!
15-minute VHS published by Calloway Garden, 1990
Check out this video recording from your local library! Includes frogs, caterpillars, butterflies, beetles, spiders, and more!
4 free video podcasts from iTunes. Each is about 5 minutes long.
Butterfly and Beautyfly are two happy butterflies who don't know much about the world. Together, they fly around, learning about the world around them.
**The talking and singing are in French. However, children will still enjoy viewing the podcasts because the stories are still evident. To English-speaking children, watching these productions is comparable to reading wordless picture books!
