Now, fully formed, it's time to hit the road. The chrysalis splits open down the center, and the butterfly escapes. Meanwhile, a reddish liquid spills out. That's all the waste the butterfly ...

Most of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid—a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to form a tough chrysalis and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. But how exactly do chrysalises stay ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced April 30 that biologists had released caterpillars of the frosted elfin butterfly in Ichetucknee Springs State Park earlier in the month ...

"Momma, look what we did in school today," exclaimed my 5-year-old as he pulled out a worksheet dedicated to the life cycle of a butterfly. As he explained how a caterpillar formed a chrysalis and ...

MOOKA, Tochigi Prefecture--A bird and butterfly greenhouse in Igashira Park here has decorated its annual Christmas tree with more than 100 chrysalises that naturally glitter in vivid hues of gold ...

Martin Giles/BBC Mr French said about 100 butterfly chrysalises were brought into the house to help maintain butterfly numbers due to their short lifespan Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue ...

is Greek for “sleepy transformation”: a poetic description of the metamorphosis that happens in the chrysalis stage. Monarch butterflies only flap their wings around 5 to 12 times per second — much ...

is Greek for “sleepy transformation”: a poetic description of the metamorphosis that happens in the chrysalis stage. Monarch butterflies only flap their wings around 5 to 12 times per second — much ...