Madison

Although many people do not write poems about the effects caterpillars have on the environment, I did find one poem that helped me formulate an idea for my topic. This poem briefly talks about the cycle of a caterpillars life which I found interesting as many people do not seem to care much about caterpillars and they only discuss there adult phase; however, toward the end, the poem talks about how caterpillars are often viewed as boring and unimportant but what they become at the end (butterfly’s) is the most special part about them. I think this connects to my topic because some of the caterpillars that I had researched about do not have the best record and tend to do harm on the trees and plants around them as well as harming other. When these caterpillars mature and become butterflies or moths they just mind their business and pollinate plants instead of destroying and eating them in large groups. While I think it’s important not to judge someone solely from there pass self (even caterpillars) I do not think that takes away from the fact that some of these caterpillars, when they are in that stage, can be extremely harmful to the environment. Although their adult stage might be a better version of themselves, it does not take away from the damage or harm they have done to other insects, plants, or humans.