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It's a process called metamorphosis - triggered by genes in the caterpillars body. After a caterpillar hatches from an egg, it basically spends all its time eating - growing and preparing its body for the change to a butterfly. During the caterpillar stage, it moults its skin three times - growing larger each time. Eventually, it spins a silk cocoon, and the transformation takes place over a number of days. While hidden in the cocoon, the caterpillars body is literally re-built - growing legs, wings, and flight muscles.
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∙ 13y agoa caterpillar builds a cocoon on a leaf and waits about 2-4 weeks and lets its new wings dry and its an official butterfly
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∙ 12y agoThe caterpillars go through metamorphisis to change into butterflies.
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∙ 15y agoBecause it grows older. They have as much say in the matter as you had in growing your permanent teeth.
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∙ 14y agoHow many days until the Caterpillar turns into a butterfly
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∙ 13y agoMetamorphosis
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∙ 13y agoCacoon?
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What is a butterfly offspring?
A Caterpillar which will grow, cocoon and become a Butterfly
What is the hypothesis of a butterfly comes from caterpillarsa butterfly is not a fruit?
A butterfly is not a fruit, it is an insect. Butterflies do not technically come from caterpillars. Caterpillars go through metamorphosis and turn into butterflies.
Do both worms and caterpillars turn into butterflies?
caterpillars ether turn into a butterfly or a moth but earthworms do not turn into a butterfly. You may be referring to caterpillars, parsley worm. Earthworms only go underground and hope for the best.
Do Caterpillars go through metamorphosis?
it starts off as a caterpillar then turn into a butterfly
How does a caterpillar form?
It depends on what type of caterpillar it is. Most become butterflies, but some turn into moths. +++ More precisely, each caterpillar variety is the larva of its own species of moth or butterfly.
What does the small black fuzzy caterpillar turn into?
It will become a butterfly. It will become a moth.
What is the reproduction of the carnivorous caterpillar?
Carnivorous caterpillars have the same life style and reproduction as any other caterpillars. They will be a caterpillar until it builds a cocoon to become a moth or butterfly.
Why do caterpillars turn into a butterfly?
because, caterpillars don't want too have caterpillar sex anymore, they want butterfly sex. ;)
How are caterpillars and butterfly's different?
Caterpillars and butterflies are different because the caterpillar is the out side of a butterfly. It may sound silly but a caterpillar sheds 6 times, four times as a caterpillar , once when it makes a pupa. When the butterfly hatches from it's cocoon it is really shedding it. Caterpillars are different because caterpillars are the early stage of the butterfly.
What was a butterfly called before a butterfly was called a butterfly?
The butterflies are called Caterpillars or they can be in a cocoon.
Can some eastern caterpillars be butterfly?
All caterpillars eventually turn into butterflies.
What animals eat milk weed?
The caterpillars of the monarch butterfly. They take up the toxins from the plant and use it to become toxic themselves, that´s why they and the orange butterfly have such bright colours.
