Editorial Review Butterflies Scramble Squares Throughout history, human beings have enjoyed the beauty and grace of butterflies as much as we celebrate the flowers whose nectar they collect and the sunny summer days in which they are most active. Butterflies, along with moths, are members of the Lepidoptera order of insects. Butterflies can be distinguished from moths in several ways. Butterflies are active only during daylight, and almost all moths are active only at night. Butterflies flutter gracefully in flight, especially when compared to the halting, clumsy flight of the moth. The truest identification of the butterfly is the bulge at the ends of the butterfly s antennae, which is called the antennal "club." Practically none of the moth species have antennal clubs. Butterflies have a very acute sense of smell, which the adult females use to find the right plants on which to lay her eggs. Cells called "chemoreceptors" on the butterflies antennae and lower legs respond to smells and enable the females to locate the exact type of plant which their newly hatched worm-like larva, called caterpillars, prefer to eat. Many varieties of butterflies produce larvae that can live on only that one type of plant on which the female lays her eggs. The metamorphosis of the larva into a butterfly is one of nature s most fascinating processes. As the larva grows, it repeatedly outgrows and splits its skin, which it molts and replaces with a larger skin. When, after several molting cycles, the larva is full grown, it spins a silk cocoon, called a chrysalis, which has a hard surface and no outward signs of life. Inside the chrysalis, the larva becomes the intermediate stage pupa which then transforms into a butterfly. Once the butterfly is formed, the chrysalis splits open and the butterfly emerges, pumping fluid into its wings to unfurl them. When the butterfly has dried in the sun and has become warm, it flies off to begin collecting nectar from its favorite flowers. Most butterflies live The caterpillars have already become butterflies in this puzzle, but their journey won't be complete till you match ~em all up. Easy to Play, but Hard to Solve is the motto for this deceptively simple-looking puzzle. By the time you've become addicted and find yourself unable to solve the thing, you'll realize it's not so much a motto as a warning. Nine colorfully illustrated cardboard 4-by-4-inch squares depict various unfinished images of colorful butterflies along their edges. The images must be matched and the nine squares arranged in a larger square. An ingenious, elegantly executed puzzle idea, Scramble Squares will have you simultaneously blessing and cursing its inventor. --Claire Dederer
Specification Binding : Toy Brand : B.Dazzle EAN : 0783350100384 Label : B.Dazzle Manufacturer : B.Dazzle ManufacturerMaximumAge : 99.00 years Model : 10038 PackageDimensions_Weight : 0.25 pounds PackageDimensions : L:10.10 X W:5.00 X H:0.50 ProductGroup : Toy ProductTypeName : TOYS_AND_GAMES Publisher : B.Dazzle Studio : B.Dazzle Title : Scramble Squares: Butterflies