A Jeremy Hemberger, department of entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Caterpillars start out as tiny creatures. In the beginning they eat lots of food — just like the book “The Very ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: What would you do for the power to fly? How about shedding your skin and dissolving your own muscles? Now, believe it or not, that gruesome process is ...

Most of us grew up with the lovely idea that a caterpillar simply goes to sleep in its cocoon and wakes up with a pair of wings, but the reality is a lot more gruesome and fascinating than that. It’s ...

Contrary to popular belief, a chrysalis is not a pouch or a sac — it's actually the caterpillar's own body! During metamorphosis, the former caterpillar releases digestive juices that dissolve cells ...