Last week, we explored the wriggly world of caterpillars... now, just as they work toward for their entire larval stage, we’re entering the next phase of metamorphosis. * Caterpillars aren’t the only ...

When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped enclosure that many people like to call a cocoon. But despite popular belief, ...

You may be surprised to discover what actually goes on during the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. Of course we can't actually see inside of a chrysalis, but in the name of science people ...

Like doubtless many others through time, Richard Stringer was watching a beautiful monarch butterfly emerge from its chrysalis and wondered about the miracle of it all. But unlike all the others, the ...