Butterflies Under The Sun! Why do Caterpillars turn into Butterflies? What Happens inside Cocoons? Do Butterflies have Bones?

Butterflies! We all love seeing them flying around in spring and summer, so to celebrate their arrival this year this week's episode is all about them. We answer three questions, from Martha & Heidi, Natty and Fynn! They would like to know: Why do caterpillars turn into butterflies? What happens inside cocoons? and do butterflies have bones? Find out on this week's show! To help answer the first question or expert this week is Dr. Nick Crumpton, a zoologist who knows lots about all sorts of animals, including butterflies! He helped to create beautiful book, called Sensational Butterflies, stuffed with beautiful drawings by Ben Rothery. I have a copy one of you can win on the show, all you have to do is listen, then send in your impressions of a hungry caterpillar crunching on leaves and you could win the book! Good luck! The email to send impressions and any questions you would like me to answer is molly@everythingunderthesun.co.uk With big thanks to Dr. Nick Crumpton and all the children for this week's butterfly answer and questions! Here's a link to Sensational Butterflies: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309/309418/sensational-butterflies/9780241361047.html Dr. Nick Crumpton on twitter: @LSmonster My website: www.mollyoldfield.com Podcast website: www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk Twitter: @mollyoldfield Instagram: @mollyoldfieldwrites FB: Molly Oldfield I hope you have a lovely week! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world. Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, write of the weekly kids quiz in the Guardian each Saturday, the original QI elf and author and host of Everything Under The Sun (both the book and podcast) as she answers questions sent in by children around the world with the help of experts including Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal, Grayson Perry, Lauren Child, Richard Branson and Sophie Dahl to the fish curators at the Natural History Museum. If you're a kid - big or small - with questions you want answered or if you want to learn interesting facts about life on earth, this is the award winning podcast for you. Do check out Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year, published by Ladybird books now!