19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies

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The animal world is full of beautiful and mysterious processes, such as the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies. Amazing processes occur inside the cocoon: a genetic program is launched, according to which all tissues of the caterpillar larva, with the exception of the circulatory and nervous systems, are destroyed, and new organs are formed from imaginal discs (a cluster of cells, a kind of embryos of the future organs of the butterfly). The formed butterfly flies out of the cocoon to live only from a few hours to several months, during which it must have time to produce offspring.

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Harpy big

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Brameya

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Cecropia

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
The sailboat was troilus

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
A real sailboat

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Polyura Sempronius

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Acraga coa

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Acharia Stimulia

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Slug worm Phobetron pithecium

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Greta Oto

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Megalopyge opercularis

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Morpho Menelaus

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Syssphinx hubbardi

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Isa textula

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Battus

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Flirting Moth

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Peacock eye io

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
Attacus atlas

19 Amazing Caterpillars Transforming Into Butterflies
     

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