Figure 2: Structure and function of the terminal abdominal segment in a representative species that possesses anal prolegs (Tethea or) and one that lacks anal prolegs but possesses anal oars ...

Caterpillars — the larvae of butterflies and moths — have additional sets of limbs known as prolegs. So do the larvae and even adults of a handful of other insects. These prolegs pose an ...

But the existence of extra legs in caterpillars—chubby abdominal appendages also known as "prolegs"—has long posed an evolutionary mystery to biologists. A recent study by researchers from the ...

In this video, you can see several pairs of leg-like appendages known as prolegs. These tiny “feet” are responsible for most of their movement, which most caterpillars use on the ground and ...

According to a research paper published earlier this month, caterpillars actually have what scientists call "prolegs", and they don't actually propel the critter forward when it moves. Instead ...

MDC said southern flannel moth caterpillars have seven pairs of prolegs which are “fleshy peglike legs along the abdominal segments,” and all other butterflies and moth caterpillars have five ...