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It is an instinct, like you knowing that you are hungry. When they have grown enough, they will make a cocoon. WARNING: DO NOT HELP THE BUTTERFLY GET OUT OF THE COCOON EVEN IF IT IS TRYING.

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It releases silk to wrap itself in so it can turn into a butterfly.

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