Description
Make your own 3D paper Giant Silk Butterfly interior decoration
Let’s build a 3D paper Giant Silk puzzle! Assembling this 3D paper Giant Silk Butterfly is a creative DIY journey. The feeling of pride and joy when you finish assembling this beautiful insect is great, and it will be an eye-catcher in your interior. Taking the insect life into your home decoration is fun and animal friendly in this way.
The Giant Silk Butterfly kit contains:
- 1 black template for the body
- 1 black template for the wings
- A white paper stand
- A sheet with clear instructions
You don’t need any scissors or craft knife to assemble this paper Giant Silk yourself!
After assembling you can add a few dots of glue to keep your Butterfly in the most perfect shape, but it is not necessary.
This product is made out of FSC® certified paper.
Giant Silk Butterfly facts:Â
The scientific name of the Giant Silk Butterfly is Saturniidae. Originally a Giant Silk is a moth and they draw their collective name from the fine silk they use to spin their cocoons. This fine silk serves as protection for the pupal stage in their life cycle. The life cycle of a Giant Silk is pretty simple: hatch, eat, grow, pupate, emerge, mate, lay eggs, die; and that all in the span of one year!
In late spring and early summer adult Silks emerge from the cocoons where they have spent winter. Adults emerge from their cocoons in daytime, usually around mid-morning. This means they have the warmth of the day to inflate and dry their wings in preparation for the evening’s flight.
When darkness falls the Giant Silks begin their sole function: reproduction. Adult Silks have no working mouth parts. They do not feed or drink and will only live for one to two weeks after emerging from their cocoons. Males seek out the females by scent. Females have strong pheromones and wait for the males to find them. The males’ large comb-like antennae can detect the pheromone at minute concentrations.
Create a room full of butterflies, together with our butterfly collection.
Also visit our regular Giant Silk Butterfly page to see colourful variants.
