A caterpillar does this through a process ... embrace our true selves, and turn into a butterfly. And like a butterfly, freely going from flower to flower, from gardens to forests, savoring ...

Now, two weeks is a remarkably short time for all of this to happen, since each imaginal disc starts out with only about 50 cells and must multiply those into thousands just to form a single wing.

6 Their caterpillars should get bigger, and might even shed their skin. 7 After a while, they will turn into a chrysalis ... each chrysalis will hatch into a butterfly or a moth.

parasites and infectious bacteria lurk at every turn. But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect. Becoming an adult butterfly or moth is a high-stakes ...

Lots of animals metamorphose, but we know most about insects. What can it mean for a caterpillar to turn into a butterfly, which looks so different, and yet retains its essence, the ability to ...

It’s a kind of butterfly called a skipper. Look close enough and you might find one of these caterpillar homes in your backyard. Sponsored Grass skipper caterpillars build with grass. Other skipper ...