Saturday 12 May 2012

Metamorphosis: Second Stage

Second Stage: Larva (Caterpillar)

This is called a caterpillar if the insect is a butterfly or a moth. The job of the caterpillar is to eat and eat and eat. As the caterpillar grows it splits its skin and sheds it about 4 or 5 times. Food eaten at this time is stored and used later as an adult. Caterpillars can grow 100 times their size during this stage. It will grow up to 2 inches long in several weeks.


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