Bonus Quiz
Caterpillars liquify as they transform into moths
Caterpillars' bodies “melt" almost completely before morphing into butterflies in the chrysalis. In order for the change from a caterpillar to a butterfly to take place within the pupa, the caterpillar begins releasing enzymes that literally digest nearly all of its own body. What's left inside the chrysalis is mostly just a very nutrient rich soup from which the butterfly will begin to form.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
72 Comments
cgrhm
lady draggon, I like some of these questions because they motivate me to do a little more research on my own. I never expect a doctorate thesis for an answer.
lady draggon
Too little information in the answer
Marienne Litolff
But! Do they get paranoid when the word “soup” is used? 😁
josephcarter
Do they remember their pre chrysalis existence or are they a new creature with a brand new consciousness?
msmch
Wow!! Had not heard this befote .... interesting!!
Nada Gennaoui
Interesting. I learnt something new today.
Albert
The curse of true has been struck again.
Cujo
I liquify when I transform into an obnoxious loud mouth bar fly.
Player
As per the question asked - Butterfly caterpillars "melt" in a chrysalis. Moths, however, undergo metamorphosis within a cocoon. The answer should be false.
Irene Townsend
Got a Monarch pulp on my Swan plant hanging now, though here in New Zealand it is winter and cold so I don't know if it will survive. had a few monarch butterfly's last year.
tinaloflin
Wayne Linburg, nor I. Gross is right. But I guess it makes sense...that caterpillar body can't shrink to be the butterfly...
tinaloflin
joycekingsmith, eeew.
tinaloflin
Eeww. So that's how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly?? That's terrifying. And gross.
Steven Dunn
Far out!
cathybold
Gino Djazic, the pass?