Caterpillars

My Caterpillar

FORMS OF LIFE - CURIOSITY 

What is the life cycle of a Caterpillar?

The caterpillar starts of as an egg (A very, very, very small egg) like many other animals, than over time forms a Caterpillar. This  Caterpillar hardly stops eating leaves and greens as it needs to grow, next when the time is right they turn upside down in a J shape on something like a branch for about 10-14 days forming into a chrysalis also known as a pupa, it stays like this for as long as it takes - around about 4 weeks in the summertime when it's warmer. Than when it's ready it slowly emerges from the pupa flapping it's new wings butterfly wings slowly to dry them of, then takes off and mates with another butterfly, and lays up to 500 eggs at a time! Than the life cycle carries on and on.

Do Caterpillars and Butterflies have eyes?

They indeed have 6 pairs of eyes, they are small simple eyes that can barely see. They can only sense touch, smell, taste, light and sound. They can tell the difference between light and dark. However butterflies have average eye site although they see things differently to what we see, when butterflies search for food they see their surroundings in these colours - Red, Violet, Green and Blue.

Are Caterpillars herbivores or carnivores?

Caterpillars are herbivores, in a way they don't have a choice as they are usually born on either a plant or a tree. (Greenery) 

Do Caterpillars have ears?

Caterpillars do not have ears, and not all moths have ears either.