Raising Butterflies, Part 1

Today I received the butterfly larvae. I got it in the mail. Right now I am watching the caterpillars. There is one at the bottom and the rest are at the top of the cup that they came in. They are tiny and black, and they have little pokes on them. They are very busy moving around. They will eat all the food at the bottom of the cup for the next seven to ten days. They are spinning silk webs. It's supposed to help them move a lot easier but I'm not sure why. One day they are going to be Painted Lady Butterflies.