Baby insect being pushed in a stroller
Passerby: "Oh, it is ugly."
Mother: Larva is her name.
Passerby: Oh, thank goodness, not complete.
Mother: Grubs are not the only ones who are immature.
Passerby: So many legs and feet and no shoes, poor thing.
Mother: Outgrows and sheds shoes faster than I can tie them.
A week later: Dad is pushing the stroller.
Passerby: Cute pupa, Papa.
Dad: Fussy, won't eat anything.
Passerby: Inactive, just lying there in its chrysalis.
Dad and Mom: Pubescent: Undergoing significant body changes. Need lots of rest.
Passerby: Yuck, it all turned into mush.
Parents: Hormones.
Passerby: Will it ever come out of its shell?
Parents: She'd better come out of her shell. We invested a fortune in milkweed.
Passerby: Congratulations, it's ahh. Well, it's wrinkly.
Passerby: Did you notice its wings are crumpled?
Doc: No worries.
Parents: Come on, expand your wings, you can do it.
Passerby: If we fan it, the wings will dry sooner.
Parents: Hoorah. She is ready for her first flight.
Passerby: BEAUTIFUL, what is her name?
Parents: Monarch. We had thought about Queen but weren't sure what we were having, a boy or a girl.
Love You.
PS: Steer my kids away from neonicotinoids - they are dirty drugs.
