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Caterpillar Pupating Time Lapse

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http://www.WildlifeTheater.com... is a black swallowtail caterpillar forming its chrysalis, or pupating. This video shows what took about 20 minutes in less than 1 minute. You can see the "segments" of its body getting pushed to the bottom as the skin splits and the chrysalis is revealed. Then it squirms to get the shed skin off the bottom of the chrysalis. It's got to be one of the most amazing phenomena in nature. There's also video of another caterpillar pupating on my website www.WildlifeTheater.com.

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: July 29, 2006 at 2:08 pm
Author: timvid

Length: 00:48
Rating: 4.54
Views: 17796

Tags: butterfly  caterpillar  chrysalis  lapse  metamorphosis  pupa  pupate  swallowtail  time  

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team10leader (November 4, 2007 at 2:33 pm)
Anyone know where I can find a clip of a catapillar turning into a cocoon in this style? Except without the time lapse, in five minutes and inside a woman's kitchen?
jcmegabyte (June 27, 2007 at 11:22 pm)
Nice polyxenes pupation sequence! Chris/JCMDIdotCOM
DF8241971 (May 28, 2007 at 6:37 am)
Thank you for posting such a useful video. This is a more complex activity than making a Boeing 787 dreamliner. How? No human can make one cell (let alone a buterfly) out of basic elements and give it life. To find out more about this ultra intelligent being who makes this happen with ease, type allaahuakbar on google, go to the page and click on the skeleton at the bottom left.
serorobele (May 6, 2007 at 12:40 am)
I just saw this in my classroom the other day. It is absolutely incredible! Thanks for the video!
dayou8cw (April 16, 2007 at 6:22 am)
Remindz me of that song by Pantera. .. Lil d00d is even moshin (by himself). Hez keepin it real. *cough*
Nicolet56 (April 16, 2007 at 12:09 am)
That's amazing.
wiley207 (March 16, 2007 at 2:38 am)
I once saw a caterpillar transform into a chrysalis. It just took over a minute. Probably because it was a different type of caterpillar.
KhmaiBodian559 (January 31, 2007 at 12:10 am)
it looks like its making love to that thing its on!! AHHAHA!its geting it on!!
kahaki (September 21, 2006 at 5:43 pm)
simply magnificent. thank you
kemocaj (September 9, 2006 at 7:41 am)
That is SOO creepy. HAHA. You wanna look away, but you can't. GO NATURE!!!

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