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Birth of butterflies

Japanese nature in March

The change from winter to spring in Japan brings many natural wonders with it. In this language blog, Yamamoto sensei introduces a very pretty natural wonder.

蝶の誕生
Birth of butterflies

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By YAMAMOTO Hiroshi

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 今週は「の誕生」を紹介します。

 蝶は「さなぎ 」と言う動かない虫の姿で冬を過ごします。 3月の後半の頃に、温かくなると羽の生えた蝶に変わります。 他の虫に食べられないように、朝早く1時間くらいで変化するそうです。

 小さい頃、網で蝶を捕ろうと、よく追いかけていました。 でも、なかなか捕れませんでした。 ふわふわと舞うような飛び方が、自由でいいですね。

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蝶(ちょう)の誕生(たんじょう)

  今週(こんしゅう)は「蝶(ちょう)の誕生(たんじょう)」を紹介(しょうかい)します。

 蝶(ちょう)は「さなぎ」と言う動(うご)かない虫(むし)の姿(すがた)で冬(ふゆ)を過(す)ごします。

  3月の後半(こうはん)の頃(ころ)に、温(あたた)かくなると羽(はね)の生(は)えた蝶(ちょう)に変(か)わります。 他(ほか)の虫(むし)に食べられないように、朝早(あさはや)く1時間(じかん)くらいで変化(へんか)するそうです。

 小さい頃(ころ)、網(あみ)で蝶を捕(と)ろうと、よく追(お)いかけていました。 でも、なかなか捕(と)れませんでした。 ふわふわと舞(ま)うような飛(と)び方が、自由(じゆう)でいいですね。

Birth of butterflies

This week we present the birth of a butterfly.

Butterflies spend the winter months in the form of a chrysalis, a motionless insect. Around the second half of March, when it warms up, they change into winged butterflies. It takes them about an hour to make the change, early in the morning, to avoid being eaten by other insects.

When I was a child, I used to chase butterflies with a net, trying to catch them. But I couldn't catch them easily.I like the freedom of their fluffy, dancing flight.

蝶(ちょう)butterfly

さなぎ pupa

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