The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl ... Four days later a minuscule caterpillar, also called the larva, emerges, already voraciously hungry. Its first meal is its own eggshell ...

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.

Butterflies also go through a lot of changes during their life cycle. The female butterfly lays her eggs on a leaf, out of which hatches a larva or caterpillar. The caterpillar feeds on the leaves ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar ... and its sheer size at every stage of its life cycle.' Adult ...