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  1. Small worm crawls on edge of keyboard00:14

    Small worm crawls on edge of keyboard

    I was working at my computer and I saw this cute tiny inchworm inching across my keyboard.

    02/25/2025
  2. Time lapse transformation of caterpillar to chrysalis03:17

    Time lapse transformation of caterpillar to chrysalis

    The transformation of a Monarch caterpillar into a chrysalis is a fascinating process called metamorphosis, during which the caterpillar undergoes major changes to become a butterfly. Upon finding a suitable spot, the caterpillar spins a silk pad using a special gland near its mouth. This pad serves as an anchor. After creating the silk pad, the caterpillar attaches itself by its last pair of prolegs and hangs downwards in a J shape. This is a resting phase while it prepares for the next dramatic changes. As the caterpillar hangs, its skin splits at the back of the head and is gradually shrugged off upward, revealing a green case underneath—this is the chrysalis. As the old skin is completely shed, the chrysalis hardens and takes on a more jade-like color, with golden spots around it. Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar completely transforms its body. This transformation includes digesting itself almost entirely to reform as a butterfly. This process takes about 10-14 days. The end of the transformation process is marked by the chrysalis becoming transparent, showing the black and orange colors of the butterfly within. When ready, the butterfly emerges, initially hanging from the split chrysalis to allow its wings to dry and harden after pumping them full of fluid. Once its wings are dry and hard, the Monarch butterfly is ready to fly off and start the cycle anew either by migrating or reproducing.

    04/30/2024
  3. Two black yellow caterpillars eat dill together00:11

    Two black yellow caterpillars eat dill together

    I found these interesting caterpillars in my in-laws backyard. They're called Black Swallowtail Caterpillars. When looking them up, I learnt they can be found eating dill in gardens (like seen in this video I took). What interested me was the vibrant colours but more so how quickly it chomped down on the dill. It reminded me of a rabbit eating a carrot! Black Swallowtail Caterpillars grow through 5 different stages called instars over the course of 10-30 days. A young Swallowtail Caterpillar is black while an older one is green and can grow around 2 inches long. Around 9-20 days old, they form into a butterfly. They are safe for humans to touch. Hope to hear back from you. Best, Corey

    06/19/2023
  4. Construction Worker in Safety Equipment Plays Saxophone 00:06

    Construction Worker in Safety Equipment Plays Saxophone

    Submitter records a man in construction safety equipment plays its saxophone on sidewalk besides construction site

    12/12/2022
  5. Caterpillar evolves into its cocoon 03:39

    Caterpillar evolves into its cocoon

    I set up a pollinator garden in our backyard and after a few weeks of seeing lots of Monarchs and Monarch eggs (but no monarch caterpillars), we brought an egg inside so we'd have a better chance of raising a caterpillar. After about 2 weeks the caterpillar grew from about the size of a pinhead to over 2 inches long and finally got ready to pupate (form the chrysalis). The chrysalis forming (which is what the video is) took about 2 minutes. It hardened over the next few hours and will stay like this until the butterfly is ready to emerge in about 10 days. In the wild, monarch eggs have a 2-5% chance of reaching the butterfly stage, while indoors it is over a 90% chance. Next year, I plan to raise many more indoors in order to do my part in saving the dwindling Monarch population. Green caterpillar puts itself inside its cocoon.

    08/17/2021
  6. Cute caterpillar crawl squeeze upward on wood00:19

    Cute caterpillar crawl squeeze upward on wood

    Cute small green caterpillar crawling on wood squeezing its body upward to move inch by inch.

    07/22/2021
  7. Green moth caterpillar crawls close up video00:09

    Green moth caterpillar crawls close up video

    Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the family Saturniidae, or giant silk moths. Females have been documented with a wingspan of five to seven inches or more - Description by wikipedia (also i found it i’m my backyard inching towards the road)

    04/12/2021