Today is a wonderful Holiday to celebrate in our Homeschool this morning. Can you guess what the Holiday is? No, well it’s March 14 which is Learn About Butterflies Day #LearnABoutButterfliesDay. A lot of people believe when a red Cardinal comes to visit a loved one who has passed away is visiting.
That isn’t true in my case with Suzzane I believe she is a Butterfly flying free the only thing I can’t decide is what color would she be because there isn’t pink Butterflies. Anytime you see a Butterfly of any color please tell my daughter hello and I miss her and my best friend Debbie’s Pastor Bro. Kelly who is also a Butterfly flying free. When we all get to Heave in your see a Angel in pink then you will know that is Suzzane because she didn’t like to wear other colors although if the LORD wanted her to wear white I am sure she is because she loved him more than life itself.
National Learn About Butterflies Day is on March 14, which is another day to celebrate and learn about Butterflies! Butterflies are important creatures because Butterflies help to pollinate Flowers. But, more than that, Butterflies are pleasing to the eyes, and we love seeing Butterflies fluttering around us.
Butterflies are flying insects with wide, delicate wings. Butterflies colorful wings and body make them popular amongst everyone, including adults and children who chase and play with Butterflies. A Butterfly’s life cycle or metamorphosis is very interesting as they transition through four phases to become the Butterfly we all see and love.
A Butterfly starts as an egg which hatches within three to seven days into larva, depending on the species of Butterfly. The larva or Caterpillar feeds on leaves or flowers, losing its skin several times as it grows; the process is called molting. The larva grows steadily over several weeks till it is several times the original size and then turns into a Pupa. Many of these Pupas are suspended under a branch, hidden in leaves, or buried underground, and they become parts of the adult Butterfly when they finally break free within 10 to 15 days.
Historically, scientists in their study of evolution believe that Butterflies evolved from Moths during the Cretaceous period some 40 million to 135 million years back, and they have gone through several evolutions over the millennia to become the Butterflies we see today. National Learn about Butterfly day is an initiative to sensitize and educate everyone, young and old, about Butterflies and their importance to the ecosystem. More than their beauty, a teeming population of Butterflies signifies a thriving ecosystem due to their role as predator and prey.
HOW TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LEARN ABOUT BUTTERFLY DAY
- Butterflies love nectar-producing flowers because which serves as a source of nutrition. Plant flowers in your garden to attract Butterflies in feast your eyes on their aesthetic beauty. I’ve been working in my Garden planting flowers this week and I need to pick up Cactus for Charlie and also see which flowers attracts Butterflies for my Garden. Do you know which flowers I should purchase.
- Today is the day to study Butterflies online, or from textbooks. Make sure you learn something new that you never knew about Butterflies and share this knowledge with your family and friends.
- Get your spouse, kids, family, or friends, and create Butterflies with the most creative materials you can find. Which is a wonderful project if your teaching a Art Class in school or even Homeschool Art Classes or just as a way to get our children off of electronics.
FACTS ABOUT BUTTERFLIES
- There are more than 20,000 types of Butterflies all over the world.
- Butterflies can live between a week to a year, depending on the conditions and species.
- Butterflies drink tears of Turtles and have been captured in the process several times in the Amazon.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL LEARN ABOUT BUTTERFLY DAY
- Butterflies are loveable insects and there beauty and harmlessness make us fall in love with Butterflies.
- Butterflies signify a thriving ecosystem and Butterflies are food for Bats and other Birds in both their adult and Caterpillar form, and Butterflies also feed on smaller insects that affect plants.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
