Only certain moths build cocoons, which are like a silky ... That's all the waste the butterfly, née caterpillar, produced during its stay. Once its wings expand and harden, it's ready to mate ...

The outer skin hardens, and, over time, the caterpillar develops its body inside the cocoon. It digests itself and rebuilds itself, too. It eventually transforms into a beautiful butterfly.

Becoming a butterfly is a dangerous game ... It eats the entire contents of the caterpillar's body and spins its own tough cocoon to pupate in, before emerging as another adult wasp.' Other species ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

The caterpillar of the Ramie ... They are different than Kamehameha butterfly larvae, which are black when first hatched, and greenish when ready to make a cocoon. Their behaviors differ too.

It builds itself a cocoon to hide in but inside all ... will begin again Think about how different the adult butterfly is from the young caterpillar. All plants and animals follow the life cycle ...

It was about eight months ago when construction worker Jeff Smith stumbled upon something in his garden that would quickly become his passion. “It was a complete accident, ” said the Buccaneer Point ...