Now the adult butterfly is nearly ready to emerge from the chrysalis. This is the last stage of the monarch butterfly life cycle. The outer skin thins and becomes transparent, exposing the colors ...

Each caterpillar then undergoes a complete physical transformation called metamorphosis Now resembling a butterfly, it emerges from the chrysalis ready to mate so the cycle can continue ...

"Momma, look what we did in school today," exclaimed my 5-year-old as he pulled out a worksheet dedicated to the life cycle of a butterfly. As he explained how a caterpillar formed a chrysalis and ...

We call this a life cycle. As you grow older ... It doesn't look much like a butterfly yet, does it? Eventually the caterpillar builds a chrysalis around itself, a bit like a sleeping bag.

It is where the incredible Lepidoptera life cycle comes alive as butterflies and moths emerge from their chrysalises before visitors' eyes. This species is the popular blue morpho butterfly, Morpho ...