I used to see them more as a kid. Very cool indeed.
ir3333, I did the same thing as a kid, but mine was an egg on the bottom of milkweed plant. Took plant home and then let it go thru all of its stages to a Monarch butterfly and let it go. Very cool colors too!
I believe they are near "endangered" now unfortunately.
i like the way they'll spin their head and watch movement.
Another miracle is the Monarch butterfly.I often give kids a caterpillar in a jar to watch the transformation.
A young grade school teacher I know, found a couple egg sacks on twigs a couple years ago.
Thought they'd be neat to have in her class room.
The next spring they hatched. She had hundreds of babies in her room.
