CARNAUN NATIONAL SCHOOL   Life Cycle of a Butterfly All butterflies begin their life as CATERPILLARS, which hatch from eggs. The caterpillars spend their lives eating the plant they were hatched on. They change their skins several times as they grow. When a caterpillar is fully-grown it changes into a chrysalis with a hard skin. Inside this the chrysalis changes into an adult butterfly. When it is ready, the butterfly breaks out and flies away to find a mate and lay eggs of its own.    Life Cycle of the Butterfly                   Marion 27.11.2000 SCOIL NÁISIÚNTA CARNÁIN  BAILE ÁTHA 'N RÍ