Before the chrysalis stage ... That's all the waste the butterfly, née caterpillar, produced during its stay. Once its wings expand and harden, it's ready to mate, pollinate, and slurp nectar ...

A caterpillar does this through a process that requires it to stop eating, hang itself upside down from a twig, wiggle from its skin underneath, and split itself open, shedding its former self.

Amazing Butterflies is an interactive maze all about the impressive life cycles of butterflies. It will be on display at Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter through May 5, 2025.

Caterpillars grow, feed and then transform from a chrysalis to a beautiful colourful butterfly before our very eyes. This clip is from the series Wonders of Nature. This clip could be used in the ...

The caterpillars can absorb the toxic compounds in the flower without coming to any harm, but larger animals are poisoned if they eat either caterpillar or butterfly. These poisons are advertised by .

Volunteer Debbie McReynolds found some butterfly habitats and asked if they could do something with them. That’s how the idea of a larger caterpillar ... science teacher before I took this ...