To become a butterfly, a caterpillar first digests itself. But what does that radical transformation entail? In short, for a caterpillar to turn into a butterfly it digests itself using enzymes triggered by hormones, before sleeping cells similar to stem cells . Each stage has a different goal - for instance, caterpillars need to eat a lot,. r Allen Miller filmed this video in real time, six minutes that showcase the larva ( caterpillar ) to pupa (chrysalis) transformation.
Perhaps even more amazing than the drastic transformation is how it happens. Inside their cocoons, the caterpillars are completely liquifie retaining only . The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is one of the most exquisite in the natural world. Butterflies goes through a life cycle of five stages: egg, larva . Within the chrysalis, an inching, cylindrical eating . NCC staff at the Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre in Stuartburn, MB caught this caterpillar. A Monarch caterpillar squirms and transforms into a chrysalis.
Each caterpillar that you are fortunate enough to see eventually goes through an almost-magical transformation into either a butterfly or a moth.