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01 Apr 2015
養蟲記 – 活生生的自然課 (上)
資深公關 Hilda Mama
大學同學於某小學任教,對教育小型甚有心得,一天她在學園裏拾來十數條小小菜蟲,並於我們大學同學Whatsapp群組中推介,話好好玩,又安全,可以給小朋友有機會觀察一下由蟲結蛹到化蝶過程。我們幾位同學媽媽都爭相預約拿蟲蟲,我當然也不例外。接了三條毛毛蟲回家當天,好像抱着新生兒一樣興奮緊張,因為家中從來沒有養過任何蟲類或動物,我們一家三口,都為蟲而狂!
女兒接觸蟲蟲之前,先看看從網上有關毛蟲化蝶的片段,給她一個概念,然後解釋給她聽:「蟲蟲吃飽菜後,好快就會變成蝴蝶架!」看見女兒目不轉晴的看着透明膠盒內的菜蟲咀嚼菜葉,甚至親眼看見它們便便,都不禁「嘩嘩!」聲的尖叫起來,甚至大膽到把蟲蟲放於手中把玩!對第一次養這些蟲的我來說,當刻像是投入了女兒的興奮心情一樣,幾條毛毛蟲,也不知不覺的牽動了埋藏已久的童心。
同學告訴我,蟲蟲會因未能適應新環境及水土不服(蟲蟲習慣吃學校的菜芯,反而不太喜歡吃有機靚菜),而存活率甚低,點算?於是我們幾位媽媽大為緊張起來,媽媽E發現其家中蟲蟲絕食;另一又奇怪蟲蟲長時間動也不動。於是媽媽們便展開全線大搜查,從網上搜集資料到多番實驗,大家並於Whatsapp多次討論的結論下,發現蟲蟲喜歡吃街市最普通、很多花的菜芯,甚至可以慢慢習慣吃小白菜,蟲蟲全部都回復食慾,變得越來越肥大。
其實養蟲一點也不麻煩,先預備透明膠盒,幾塊菜葉,然後每日清理一次它們排出的黑色粒粒便便就可以。它們會於結蛹前不停的吃菜葉,確保儲存足夠能量結蛹。連續吃夠了五天左右的菜葉後,原本手指頭的長度、粗如油麵的身體會變得稍胖稍長,到了一天,它們會突然動也不動,不吃任何東西,這表示了它們將步入另一階段–結蛹,此時最好預備一條小樹枝,給它們爬上去吐絲結蛹,但有些蟲於膠盒面上同樣也可結蛹。不消一星期,它們的身體變得粗大、呈枯竭色,在不用打理之下會突然化成約五元大小的小蝴蝶。
蝴蝶放進膠盒內一、兩天就差不多要放生了,畢竟它們是屬於大自然的。放生前,必須要跟小朋友做些心理輔導,因為最初女兒也不太願意把美麗的蝴蝶放走,還急着說:「你咁放走佢,我好擔心架!」我唯有見招拆招:「蝴蝶好多日唔見爹哋媽咪啦,朋友仔又會好啩住佢架!我哋依家放走佢,可能有日喺公園會撞番佢呢!」最後,放生儀式終可於愉快又順利的情況下,於樓下公園完成了。
雖則與蟲蟲只有兩星期的相處,但整個過程,不只小朋友,連大人也會莫名其妙的興奮!好玩!童心未泯的老公,竟想再下一城,玩養螞蟻,下回分解。
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