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Young entomologist

  • Five-year-old amateur entomologist, Hannah with a monarch caterpillar (Photo by NCC)
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  • Hannah makes a home for the monarchs in a camping tent. Every two days, she and her dad replesh the milkweed cuttings. The tent allows the monarchs to rove as they would in nature. (Photo by NCC)
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  • Stickers are used to make the pupation date of each cocoon, keeping track of how long it takes for them transform into butterflies. (Photo by NCC)
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  • A seperate netted container is used to transport the adult butterflies from the tent to the backyard, where they're released. (Photo by NCC)
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  • Hannah and her dad, Michael (Photo by NCC)
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