These beautiful pictures of caterpillars and their transformations into butterflies fall under art
The animal kingdom is filled with beautiful and mysterious processes, but few are those that are more captivating and admirable only metamorphosis that the caterpillars suffer to become butterflies. Perhaps even more amazing than the transformation in itself is to know how it takes place.
chenille , once her adult size is reached, will weave her cocoon with the silk she makes, and then turns into chrysalide inside it. The butterfly can take several months before emergence to live only a few days. During the nymphose , the caterpillar will turn into a butterfly. The nymph lives on its reserves and does not feed. But inside, it is a real upheaval: the organs of the caterpillar reorganize to adapt to the future life of the butterfly. The brain and eyes grow, the antennae extend, the mandibles shrink and the trumpet develops. Finally, the digestive tube becomes small and the reproductive organs appear.
L’ Emergence , it is when the butterfly hatches chrysalide. The butterfly will first inspire large breaths of air to swell its abdomen and cause chrysalide to come. Once his wings are rigid, he will let them dry and then 1 to 2 hours later, he can fly.
What is really interesting is that many of these caterpillars are almost as impressive, if not more, than their butterfly counterparts. Their vivid markings and forms are often used for protection, warning of their toxic nature. Here. 19 of the most beautiful caterpillars in butterflies :
Brahmaeidae
Cecropia
Papilio troilus
Celery Papillon
Polyura sempronius
Acraga coa
Acharia stimulea
Phobetron pithecium
Greta oto
Cocktail
Chenille-chat (Megalopyge opercularis)
Blue morpho
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Silk glass Hubbard
Isa textula
Philenor Battus
Apatelodes torrefacta
Automeris io
Attacus atlas
Sources: Bored Panda , Jardin aux Papillons
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