Animals
The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is one of nature’s most fascinating life cycles.
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Caterpillars become butterflies through metamorphosis, a process where their bodies transform inside a chrysalis.
Butterflies begin life as eggs, hatch into caterpillars, and spend their early stage eating and growing.
After enough growth, the caterpillar forms a chrysalis.
Inside, its body reorganizes into the adult butterfly that eventually emerges.
No. Some caterpillars become moths, depending on the species.
Metamorphosis is the biological process where an animal changes form during development.
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