Butterfly Caterpillars
To some, butterfly caterpillars are creepy, slimy, and downright ugly. But they are a vital step in the process of complete metamorphosis that butterflies go through. Butterflies live fascinating, short lives that are worth observing.
Here, you’ll find things you need to know about caterpillars. Whether you’re looking for how to find caterpillars, what happens to caterpillars in the winter, caterpillar body parts, tips to identify caterpillars or the important role they have in the butterfly life cycle.
Butterfly Life Cycle – Butterfly Metamorphosis
Four stages in life considered to be a great mysteries ...
How to Find Butterfly Caterpillars
First identify host plants and follow these tips to finding caterpillars ...
Where Do Black Swallowtails Go For Winter?
How butterflies survive the winter and how you can help ...
Where To Look For Black Swallowtail Caterpillars?
Look on their host plants! See how we found the caterpillars ...
Pipevine Caterpillar Leaving Host Plant
Watch the caterpillar crawling to find a safe place to pupate ...
What Happens to Butterflies and Caterpillars in the Winter?
As the days get shorter and colder, where do the butterflies go? ...
The Best Educational Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities for Students
How to combine physics and biology to explain the butterfly's transformation process and migration ...
What Do Butterfly Caterpillars Eat?
Caterpillars eat specific plants that we refer to as their host plants. Each species of butterfly have its own particular ...
How To Find A Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar
Watch the video to see how we found a surprise hidden ...
Finding an American Lady Caterpillar
Hidden treasure! Watch us find an American Lady caterpillar tucked in the leaves ...
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillars
We’ve waited 3 years for the Giant Swallowtails to find our Wafer Ash tree. We found 8 caterpillars! ...
