Friday, February 18, 2011

Caterpillar


True Wild Life | Caterpillar | The caterpillar is the larvae (the baby) of both a butterfly and a moth. After around 2-3 weeks, the caterpillar builds itself into a cocoon where it remains a pupa for a further 2 weeks. The caterpillar then emerges having grown wings. The moth caterpillar is well known for being a pest particularly in the fabric industry. One species of caterpillar has destroyed reams of silk in the far east, known in China as a silk worm.


Generally, most species of caterpillar are considered to be agricultural pests as they can munch their ways through fields of crops, often leaving enormous holes which result in unhealthy or inedible plants. Some species of caterpillar are also highly poisonous, particularly those species that live in the tropical rain forests. Other species are only poisonous in their caterpillar form, meaning when they turn into a moth or butterfly, they no longer have venom.


There are more than 20,000 different species of known caterpillar found all around the world and it is estimated that there are many more that are undiscovered as new species of butterflies and moths are regularly found in regions where there is little, of any, human presence. Caterpillars difference in size, colour and appearance depending on their species. Some caterpillars are very brightly coloured where other caterpillar species are quite dull-looking in comparison. Some species of caterpillars are very hairy, where others are very smooth. The main aim of the appearance of the caterpillar is to intimidate it's predators and to deter them from eating it.


The caterpillar, like the butterfly, is a herbivorous animal but the diets of the caterpillar and the butterfly are very different. Butterflies use their long straw-like tongues to drink the nectar out of flowers, which is an adaptation that occurs in the process where the caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Caterpillars mainly feed on leaves, plants and flowering plants and big holes can often be found in leaves indicating the presence of a caterpillar.


A number of species of caterpillar are known to be carnivorous and eat a variety of insects that pass them. One caterpillar species found in Hawaii, hooks itself onto a leaf where it stands very straight trying to catching passing bugs. Due to their small size and worm-like shape, caterpillars are preyed upon by numerous different species of animal but the main predators of the caterpillar are birds and large insects such as wasps. Caterpillars are also commonly preyed upon by small mammals and reptiles.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

I let caterpillars squirm around in my dick hole :)

Anonymous said...

1 eww gross anonymous whoevaer u r but i found a painetd lady catterpillarand fedit to a lizard

Anonymous said...

That was such a stupid comment... I think u have a caterpillar, not in ur dick but in ur brain eating all your neurons around.

kim estefanie d. pandan said...

so anvilibable so asome ojnly here ay can find all the name of cqaterpillar

Salahudin Al Ayubi said...

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Anonymous said...

very nice pics and descriptions :)
i dont understand why some people has to make nasty comments no matter what..grow up please

Anonymous said...

beautiful creature created by god...

Anonymous said...

i totally agree with that Anonymous comment! I do it too, around the bums the best xoxoxox

Anonymous said...

dear god why

Anonymous said...

thats just weird....
anyway i like the pic and think that caterpillars are cute!

Anonymous said...

no offence but thats slightly worrying!!! Awww there really cute!!!

Anonymous said...

Hello all, these are the most beautiful pictures of caterpillars, breath taking.

David Adekoya (8 years old) from Johannesburg South Africa

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