The Surprising Bond Between Me, a Hornworm, and a Moth In this video, I take you on an incredible journey of transformation as I bring home three tomato hornworms from the pet store and document their fascinating metamorphosis into hawk moths. Watch as I create a cozy home for them, provide their favourite foods, and witness the amazing changes that take place over the course of 4 weeks. From caterpillar to pupa, and finally to adult moth, this life cycle is full of surprises and heartfelt momen

Every time this blows my mind. Watch a Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta) shed its old caterpillar skin away to reveal a new pupa body waiting beneath. But that is not the end of it! The fresh soft pupa must then inflate its proboscis, extend its wing buds, and finally, harden and darken. Our film ends with two new time-lapses showing these post-pupation processes like we've never seen them before. Every caterpillar goes through this transformation. The little green inchworms dangling from silk in