In more temperate climates, woolly bears become moths only months after hatching. In the Arctic, where food is less prominent, some of them hibernate through up to fourteen winters before becoming a moth. Moths only have a few days to find a mate before dying.
It depends on what type of caterpillar you are talking about. For instance, the woolly bear (or worm) stays in its cocoon from an average of ten to fifteen days. There are other ranges, of course, but that is because woolly bear caterpillars are so common throughout the world. A peculiar thing about the woolly bear is the legend that some of them (banded woolly bears) can predict what type of weather winter will bring by a patch of red [fur] on the caterpillars middle. If there is a long band, the weather will be severe. If there is a short band, the weather will be calm.
wooly bear caterpillars live up to 1 or 2 months if you take good car of it or set it free.
I saw on Discovery that they live 12-14 years. The. They become moths and die before winter.
How many days does a woolly bear caterpillar stay in it's cocoon?
2weeks
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a week or less
a week
The puss moth caterpillar has a furry light brown color and will turn into a puss moth. They are one of the most toxic caterpillars. Another furry caterpillar is the wooly bear but it is brown and black and it turns into a wooly bear tiger moth.
about ten days
a wooly bear caterpillar
about ten days
it will most likely not survive, to play it safe dont do it!
a month or a little bit more
1 week
it takes about 10 to 14 days for a mourning cloak butterfly to get out of cocoon.
Probably about ten days.
If it is still alive, it will live until it hatches. This can be several months if it is winter. It can be a few weeks if you live in a warmer climate.
it takes about 7 to 14 days, depending on the air temperature
The length of the cocoon stages depends on the type of caterpillar. For Monarch butterflies it is 10 days long.