Can butterflies remember their younger days as caterpillars crawling across plants and munching on leaves? My kids are chiming in on today's episode as we explore:

• How do caterpillars turn into butterflies?
• Do other creatures experience a similar change?
• Can butterflies remember being caterpillars?
• Why are our memories so important?

Resources:

Video of ladybug larva (babies) on Eryn's Instagram Page

Eryn's New Book: Rooted In Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation

Caterpillar memory study

Scriptures Referenced in this Episode:

"If anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The old things have gone; everything is made new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17

“Remember the wondrous works that he has done.” 1 Chronicles 16:12

“Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12

“You made my whole being; you formed me in my mother’s body. I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well.” Psalm 139:13-14

Terms Introduced:

Metamorphosis: A big change in physical form. A change of the body.

Larva: Baby form of an insect.

Exoskeleton: Hard outer shell, skeleton on the outside of the body.

Molt: When an insect sheds its exoskeleton.

Pupa: Protective case a creature enters into to go through metamorphosis.

Imaginal Discs: Group of cells that become the new parts of the butterfly.

Mushroom Bodies: Part of the brain that stores memories about taste and smell.

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