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What is metamorphosis?
It is a series of major changes in an animal’s body form as it moves through its life cycle. Each stage looks completely different and serves a different purpose in the life of the insect

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They start as a small egg that will hatch into a larvae in a couple weeks

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Almost all caterpillars eat leaves but some eat stems, roots, fruits, seeds, seed pods or flowers. As they eat and their bodies expand, their skin becomes tight and eventually splits and sheds, revealing new skin beneath.They hang upside down to form the pupa. This stage lasts a couple of weeks.

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When the caterpillar has grown enough, it finds a protected spot, molts for the last time, and forms an encasement in which they metamorphose. During this stage, most moth caterpillars spin a silken cocoon while most butterfly caterpillars form a chrysalis. The pupa undergoes tremendous change. The caterpillar releases digestive juices that break down most of its body into a “tissue cell soup” from which it develops four wings, new legs, new eyes, new mouthparts, and genitalia. When the insect emerges, its metamorphosis is complete.

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They are now an adult and con reproduce. The average adult lifespan is two weeks but ranges from several days to as long as 11 months.