“The pupae were considered useless [because] they are immobile, they spin a cocoon around them in some species, they don’t eat, they’re just moved around by the [ant] workers, so they ...

“We discovered that butterfly pupae develop unique body features to ... So the next time you see a cocoon or chrysalis outside, pause a moment to admire their incredible strength.

A Myrmecocystus mexicanus honeypot ant drinks fluid from a silken cocoon. Researchers dyed the ... which they've placed onto the pupae to feed on the milk-like substance.

“The pupae were considered useless [because] they are immobile, they spin a cocoon around them in some species, they don’t eat, they’re just moved around by the [ant] workers, so they ...

That’s like their teenager stage. A moth pupa usually changes inside a silk cocoon. Sometimes people harvest that silk to make fabric. A butterfly pupa might look like a cocoon, but it’s ...

In some cases, pupae enclose themselves inside a hard cocoon, or chrysalis, which butterflies and moths make from their own silk. Once complete, they’ll hang upside down from a perch on a silken ...

The larva then disintegrates inside the cocoon casing, gradually reforming and growing into its adult moth form. Five-spotted hawk moths overwinter in the soil in their pupa form, emerging in the ...

From flamboyant flower-hopping fritillaries to reclusive giant luna moths, we compare these two pollinators for our gardens ...

Once it is in its final instar, the insect will continue to eat as much as it can for about a week or two, before creating its cocoon and entering into its pupae stage. The cecropia moth's pupae ...