Painted Lady Butterfly Project
What affects the speed of metamorphosis? In this particular project, students of past semesters have raised painted lady butterfly larvae. Once they formed chrysalises, the butterflies were then placed in different temperatures of cold, warm and room temperature for approximately five days. After the five days in these temperatures, they were then all placed in room temperatures, until they emerged. Data such as days spent in the chrysalis and the temperatures were all recorded. The chrysalises that were placed in cold temperatures of 45 degrees took an average of 13.2 days before emerging, while the ones in warm temperatures of 85 degrees took an average of 7.7 days; the ones in a room temperature setting of …show more content…
Does the temperature affect the speed of metamorphosis? Why does cold temperature prolong the days before butterflies emerge versus those exposed to warm and room temperatures? If butterflies migrate away from colder regions, is that a possibility of why it takes more days for them to emerge? Or could it be because the warm temperature and the light from the room sped up the metamorphosis process? In a similar project performed by Conor Walsh of California, he predicted that the caterpillars placed in warm temperatures would emerge faster than does placed in cold temperatures. Walsh performed two trials and each trial resulted in the same conclusion “the larva and pupae exposed to warmer temperatures developed into butterflies about twice as fast as those exposed to cooler temperatures.” With warmer temperatures especially in South Texas how does that affect …show more content…
This applies to all communities. For instance, humans eat food that is produced by other organisms. Herbivores eat green plants. Carnivores eat other animals. Omnivores such as ourselves, feed on animals and plants. Decomposers recycle nutrients from decaying organic material. Each community has an interconnectedness to one another because of the fact that energy flows and nutrients cycle. Each community of species helps one another. If the Earth continues to warm we may lose more plants, animals, insects, reptiles, etc and this will impact all
What affects the speed of metamorphosis? In this particular project, students of past semesters have raised painted lady butterfly larvae. Once they formed chrysalises, the butterflies were then placed in different temperatures of cold, warm and room temperature for approximately five days. After the five days in these temperatures, they were then all placed in room temperatures, until they emerged. Data such as days spent in the chrysalis and the temperatures were all recorded. The chrysalises that were placed in cold temperatures of 45 degrees took an average of 13.2 days before emerging, while the ones in warm temperatures of 85 degrees took an average of 7.7 days; the ones in a room temperature setting of …show more content…
Does the temperature affect the speed of metamorphosis? Why does cold temperature prolong the days before butterflies emerge versus those exposed to warm and room temperatures? If butterflies migrate away from colder regions, is that a possibility of why it takes more days for them to emerge? Or could it be because the warm temperature and the light from the room sped up the metamorphosis process? In a similar project performed by Conor Walsh of California, he predicted that the caterpillars placed in warm temperatures would emerge faster than does placed in cold temperatures. Walsh performed two trials and each trial resulted in the same conclusion “the larva and pupae exposed to warmer temperatures developed into butterflies about twice as fast as those exposed to cooler temperatures.” With warmer temperatures especially in South Texas how does that affect …show more content…
This applies to all communities. For instance, humans eat food that is produced by other organisms. Herbivores eat green plants. Carnivores eat other animals. Omnivores such as ourselves, feed on animals and plants. Decomposers recycle nutrients from decaying organic material. Each community has an interconnectedness to one another because of the fact that energy flows and nutrients cycle. Each community of species helps one another. If the Earth continues to warm we may lose more plants, animals, insects, reptiles, etc and this will impact all