The majority of caterpillars are not poisonous, however, some accumulate poisons taken from the plants they eat. Others are covered in stinging or irritating hairs. Meet the caterpillars Cinnabar moth The cinnabar moth is a small black day-flying moth with…

A caterpillar becomes a chrysalis by struggling out of its exoskeleton and emerging in its new body form. While we think of the chrysalis as containing the caterpillar, the chrysalis is the caterpillar. What is a caterpillar? Caterpillars are the…

Caterpillars breathe through nine pairs of spiracles, small holes in their exoskeleton, located along their bodies. They do not have lungs, instead, the air enters into the spiracles by the force of air pressure. Take a breath Take a deep…