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, ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The KARE 11 caterpillar is one step closer to becoming a beautiful monarch butterfly. On Saturday KARE 11 meteorologists Laura Betker and Jeff Edmonson noticed Friday that the ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. “What happens inside a chrysalis during metamorphosis?” asked Chris, writing from ...

Dustie Bourgeois discovered a variegated fritillary butterfly caterpillar munching on her passion flower vine at her home in Cape Story by the Sea in Virginia Beach. Then, three more. She checked on ...

Tom Houser was able to document this monarch caterpillar going into chrysalis in his Kempsville yard. The first photo shows the caterpillar as the process is about to begin and the next three show ...

Anyone lucky enough to find monarch eggs and see them hatch, knows the caterpillars come into the world hungry. They need the food to fuel their growth. Over a 15-day span, monarch caterpillars ...

Caterpillar development days 1-11, new habitat, scientific evidence of changes. Mr. Huschke reviews in pictures caterpillar development from day 1 - day 11. Ms. Williams shares vocabulary, habitat set ...

Their metamorphosis has inspired spiritual metaphors and biological debate for centuries. If you were to describe how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, it would probably sound a lot like Eric ...