Everything You Didn't Know About Caterpillars
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Here's everything you never knew about caterpillars and butterflies.
This video answers all of the following questions:
- How do caterpillars breathe?
- Are caterpillars insects?
- How many legs do caterpillars have?
- What are spiracles?
- What are prolegs?
- How do caterpillars hold on to twigs?
- How do caterpillars metamorphosize into a chrysalis?
- How to tell a male monarch butterfly from a female monarch butterfly?
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The real chrysalis was inside us all along
@Campbell_P
Жыл бұрын
ewwwwwww
@benjaminbranam2498
Жыл бұрын
And the friends we made along the way.
@Clam_Rhino
Жыл бұрын
I can feel it inside of me
@lilyfhonazhel2675
Жыл бұрын
Wriggling, writhing
@SilverHatPebble08
Жыл бұрын
@@lilyfhonazhel2675 warm, and wet.
I didn’t just learn something today, my entire understanding of butterflies was table-flipped
@theonlyabberdabber
10 ай бұрын
The chrysalis coming out of the 'pillar's skin literally blew my mind. There was an audible "Holy Sh*t!" moment.
@cosmicrais
2 ай бұрын
Insects breathe out of their sides?? How have I made it this far without knowing that!?
When I was little I used to catch caterpillars, mostly those which would later become swallowtails, and put them in a jar with air holes and lots of what I caught them on, usually dill weed, and a twig. Then i would watch them finish their growth and develop their chrysalis. It was always super exciting and beautiful to see them finally hatch out as butterflies, even if they do look like snot rags for the first few minutes hahaha. After I would set them free so they could continue their lifecycle and go lay eggs somewhere. I have many found memories of doing this and I hope to do the same with my kids someday.
@javierhillier4252
Жыл бұрын
as somone who has some emperor moth caterpillar I can say I love watching them grow an then become either moths or butterflies
@bruhtnt4258
Жыл бұрын
@@javierhillier4252 I did the same thing with Rhinoceros Beetles.
@chris-ti7sh
Жыл бұрын
Its always exciting to see them grow, I love raising caterpilllars and seing them become butterflies
@earl-lyzandercraige7663
Жыл бұрын
“ Jars with air holes” are so relatable 😭. I would catch all kinds of organism back then, from snails to bugs to giant spiders. I would just watch them all day long, fascinated by their uniqueness. No gadgets, no internet, just my young scientist self and his little friends in jars , good ol’ days.
@notdesmondesmond
Жыл бұрын
Please dont put your kids in a jar with air holes
4:33 - The single best ad transition I've ever heard. That's EXACTLY what Caterpillars need. 😂
Note that there are caterpillars that spin a cocoon first before becoming a chrysalis, most of these become moths instead of butterflies.
@lilahclark6108
9 ай бұрын
Yep, but not most of them. All of them. This is one of the main ways (along with moths being nocturnal) to tell moths and butterflies apart.
@sebastianmunoz9505
9 ай бұрын
@@lilahclark6108moths love light
@demonking86420
5 ай бұрын
@@lilahclark6108 and moths have sexual dimorphism: those comb antennae are a characteristic of male moths only
@anjachan
2 ай бұрын
"Moths" are butterflies too.
@TheRedRobin96
Ай бұрын
@@anjachan Actually moths were around first and butterflies split off from moths something like 80 million years ago.
"Look up here, towards the front" Apparently I've been looking at its butt the whole time
@radio9632
Жыл бұрын
Same. Old habits die hard ahhahaha
I really appreciate that you don't just Site your references, but you also SIGHT your references for us all to see. Keep up the great work!
Not only are your videos always so informative, your editing style is so pleasing and relaxing! ❤
@user-ek7xm3hu1w
Жыл бұрын
I agree fully! I really enjoyed it!
@DemanaJaire
Жыл бұрын
Remind me a bit of the YT channel Baumgartner Restoration, but more light-hearted.
I love this video and I’m gonna need a part 2 bc i want to know what’s going on inside caterpillars as they grow
What an fascinating, informative, calming, peaceful video. I watched 30 seconds and immediately subscribed. I also LOVE that you confidently and repeatedly say “I was wrong”. Learning you were incorrect about a scientific fact is always an amazing opportunity to NO LONGER be incorrect about said fact. Being wrong isn’t something to be fearful and avoidant of, it’s important to enthusiastically embrace accepting when we are factually incorrect and then adjusting our thinking. It’s the only way to truly learn and grow.
I learned more from this video than going to school. I remember back in Elementary in 2004 our teacher said caterpillar form a web around themselves which then filorm a chrysalis
@TaylorMitsuki
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I never imagined they were actually SPLITTING THEIR FACES OPEN! That is the most fascinating thing how this perceived soft tissue hardens and falls off. I could never imagine my eyes flaking off but I'm sure it's happening all the time lol.
@4DTrue
Жыл бұрын
Your teacher was somewhat correct, and you might be misremembering some details. Many moth caterpillars spin what's called a "cocoon" out of web around themselves, before turning into a chrysalis inside it. Your teacher might have been referring to that, instead of the actual chrysalis itself.
@stefanostokatlidis4861
Жыл бұрын
This is true for moths.
@xt3916
Жыл бұрын
@Niko the caterpillar my teacher show us and even have as a pet for us to see turn into a butterfly is a caterpillar, it was not a moth
@4DTrue
Жыл бұрын
@@xt3916 Moth larvae are also called caterpillars, so it being a caterpillar does not exclude it from being a moth. If it spun a cocoon, it could not have been a butterfly, as they don't do that during metamorphosis.
So we're not gonna talk about how once the caterpillar becomes the chrysalis all of its insides dissolve into a soup and then congeal into a butterfly?
@Ryaos
6 ай бұрын
No man can explain such a bizarre…
As a bipedal ape, I'm definitely pro legs.
I learned more about caterpillars in this 5 minutes than I have in 50ish years. This guy produces very, very good quality informational videos. Once in a while, I even watch the ads in the middle. Not often.
Another point: the caterpillar is not inside de chrysalis, it IS the chrysalis. But if it is a moth, the generally it is INSIDE the cocoon.
I am so digging the Mr Rogers voice and music effect. Soooo nostalgic. Not sure if it is on purpose or not but gave me the Neighborhood feels. And I am watching this with my daughter next.
Impressive quality here - the format addressing misconceptions is extremely effective. A science communication force to be reckoned with. When are we going to see the Veritasium collab?
I love your editing style! Such an unique way of making educational/nature videos! Soooo much better than any national geographics/discovery stuff! Would love to see a netflix documentary from you!!
I laughed out loud at the “you know what this caterpillar needs?” bit
@GaiaCarney
Жыл бұрын
Elena Costa - that got me, too 🤣
@noliadona-di7bd
Ай бұрын
Great job on that joke 🤣🤣🤣👏
Just a few days ago me and my friends were talking about how transformation inside the cocoon looks, thanks for making this
I appreciate this too much. I started laughing in the middle though, because I could only hear the music as if it was the music that is in Curious George… but seriously, I love this! Good stuff.
Damn, one minute old? Never been this early for anything haha. I should be leaving for work but I got 5 mins for this lol
This is fantastic info! I have raised caterpillars for a few years now and didn’t know about those holes they use to breath! 😮
@davehart1027
10 ай бұрын
How do you raise one? I got attacked by one, now I think I have to raise them
@Jumpingspiderlife
10 ай бұрын
@@davehart1027 most are easy, when you buy them theirs always advice on the websites, just make sure you have a food source available
i take care of silkworms and silkmoths, its crazy that the silkworm literally sheds its lungs. also you can see its blood pumping through its body lol
Love this guys, he always admits that he was wrong 😅then corrects himself with a mind blowing info
This is very interesting, thanks for make these videos!
I admire you a lot, this is some National Geographic quality stuff! Greetings from Panama and thanks for your work
*Huh, your Caterpie evolving* **Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun** *Congratulations, Your Caterpie, evolved into Metapod* *Metapod wants to learn HARDEN*
love this channel! everything is so interesting!
Love your vids. Use them to teach my classes!
Great, and also the best example of the scientific process for some reason
since ppl are saying they turn in a soup of cells inside the Coccon, I am wondering how much of the damages on a Caterpillar fro before would affect the final form
your videos are entertaining and you encouraged me to collect insects now i have several like African grass blue and blue tiger butterflies
Refreshing editing style. So relaxing. Well Done!
the crazy thing isnt even in this video, its what happens in the chrysalis...they essentially become a liquid and there are certain cells that will become the body, head, wings etc floating around in that goop. and, even after liquifying its been shown that they can still remember certain locations where they once were caterpillars...
I loved your explanation.
Me and my class watched this. We were learning about caterpillars!
"Do you know what this caterpillar needs? A website!"
Cool! I know the term instar from my tarantula hobby but I didn't know the term applied to Insects too.
This is awesome!!!
Outstanding this vídeo.
That add transition was so smooth I can’t
I am so happy I found this channel
Thank you for this video! Keep it up
i loveeee your videos!
Im glad i found this channel
Thank you 🙏 great 👍 job great 👍 view great 👍 explained ☝️👏👏👏👍🎥
Was listening to this video as I multitask, and then i heard at 4:32 "You know what this caterpillar needs? A website. Square Space-" I immediately yelled "A WEBSITE???!!" (even tho I know the ad is coming), this is so funny lol
I actually knew most of this! Every summer I check my milkweed for monarch eggs and grow them to adulthood before release. It's so fun :)
the science teacher we never asked for but needed
“You know what this caterpillar needs, a website.” Me: WAIT REALLY?
Yea, all a caterpillar will ever need is definitely a website😆
But what do they do when there doing chrysalis and the skin is ripping out? Do they put it inside or just make it fall?
I raised some painted ladys and its pretty interesting to watch a catapilla metamorphosis into a butterfly
I love your videos man.
I’ve been trippin hard on acid all night, its 9:02 AM, and this is truly beautiful
Fun fact: when we were born we were inside our mothers wombs and females have wombs called “chrysalis” so it means that humans have chrysalis and organs too and water bones and some important body parts like our brain memory’s and heart
@Nerium_Oleander13
Жыл бұрын
Chrysalis is just a another word for pupa but it's just exclusive to caterpillars
@xenomorphoverlord
Жыл бұрын
@@Nerium_Oleander13 Beetles form chrysalis as well. Don't spread misinformation about bugs
@Nerium_Oleander13
Жыл бұрын
@@xenomorphoverlord Either way,A Butterflies/caterpillars Pupa has Been called always a chrysalis But Beetles Pupa has been called Cocoon, pupa and Chrysalis. Although A Moths/caterpillars or larvae s Pupa will always be called a Cocoon but some don't even do cocoons...
I think i already learned this at school.but i forgot it thanks bro
This man is a lot braver than a lot of people! He can admit that he was wrong about something!😂😂
Can someone please clarify, is the chrysalis forming in inside the caterpillar and it sheds again during this stage, or (kind of how it looks in the video) the skin turns inside out into a Chrysalis? Also do the shed skins come out like cicada shells?
@elizabethbeatty8841
Жыл бұрын
The caterpillar sheds. If you look close you'll notice green wings wrapped around itself that aren't full size yet, and if you'll look real close you can see the outline of its eyes where its head is. Some species will make silk cocoons to protect their funky looking and very vulnerable bodies, others will dig a hole underground. The one at the end though is doing none of that. That is the critter itself in it's awkward teen stage just hanging around and rebuilding itself from the inside out just under it's skin. It's weird, but really neat!
@clxqc2912
Жыл бұрын
@@elizabethbeatty8841 thank you for the information! Extremely interesting and awesome.
@branman399
Жыл бұрын
@@clxqc2912 and even cooler going on INSIDE the chrysalis! Insects have developmental “spots” called “imaginal discs.” Each one corresponds to a leg, wing, antennae, etc. Butterflies/moths look so different from their caterpillars because these discs migrate to different areas of the body and new genes activate to create something that looks totally different.
@jilliancrawford7577
Жыл бұрын
This stage also suggests that the skin of caterpillars aren't made of anything a lot of bottom-feeder insects would eat, which is good for the caterpillar! If it was, such insects would take the opportunity to also target the otherwise defenseless pupa. Some species of insects can only go through their various instar phases when safely alone like the morioworm (a.k.a. super worm) less they be cannibalized or targeted by others of a similar diet.
When caterpillars are in its cocoon it turns to liquid and forms a butter fly for people that ask* How in the world can a caterpillar turn so different when it’s in a cocoon?*
I remembered about the dots on the butterfly from one of your previous videos, yea me!
I love your voice in this video. 😊
Now this explains why caterpillars feet feel so sharp when they're on my hand
i have parsley outside with swallowtail caterpillars in various forms right now, i've counted 9.
I thought I knew the life cycle of a caterpillar... but I was wrong
It is still a mystery to me how caterpillars liquefy their insides and turn into butterflies
@Atticore
Жыл бұрын
It's pretty wild! During this process, the caterpillar's body essentially digests itself from the inside out. Specific groups of cells, called imaginal discs, survive this process. These discs were part of the caterpillar's body from when it was very young, and during metamorphosis, they start to rapidly divide and differentiate into the cells needed to form the structures of the adult insect, like the wings, eyes, and legs. The caterpillar doesn't completely liquefy, but many of its tissues do break down into a kind of soup. The enzymes triggered by the hormone ecdysone cause this to happen. The imaginal discs use this pool of nutrients to fuel their growth. So they only *partially* liquify, and it essentially becomes a sorta food source for these discs to rebuild. The caterpillar's goal is to essentially become a giant feed bag for it's future self. And it's vitally important that they store a lot of energy, because a lot of butterflies don't have mouth parts, and thus can't eat. They only have their food stores that last them long enough to mate and lay eggs.
@cooliipie
Жыл бұрын
God is great
Ready to tell this to all my friends whenever we see a caterpillar
where do you buy the books you got of the insects
They are shedding skin like that Pantera song
What is the name of that orchestral movement you keep playing in your videos?
interesting. I learned something new about insects breathing 🙂
*Beautiful!
Sensacional!
4:35 there we go and insert our advertisement 😅😁😆😸👌
i wanted to skip the ad but you added caterpillars' timelapses on the side... you did me dirty
I didn’t know a caterpillar needed a website during metamorphosis. The more u know
Nice match cut.
i love your video
Nature never ceases of Being a diva
I raise monarches in the summer so I already know about instars, fake legs, and breathing holes, I also know male monarch butterflies have two dots which attract females! I love letting them fly around and petting them! They are truly beautiful?
I have a fear of worms but I'm interested in this video
i dont undertand anything but his voice is so soothing
Shedding is changing his onsie and the prolegs are best legs!!
Ok but the quality of this video is unreal
Caterpillars are so cool im obsessed
OMG this was the question in my mind too!🤯 Damn youtube found me out
So do the pro legs still work like legs and push them forward or yknow wherever they are going and latch onto stems? Ngl by the way the feet with many hooks looked, i thought it had a suction cup at the bottom of each pro leg
@barnowl6752
Жыл бұрын
If you’ve seen inchworms move, I believe it’s a similar idea, with them moving their body and the prolegs latching on and then pushing off in a wave-like pattern. So in a way the prolegs do kind of act like suction cups, missing the joints that the actual legs have that allow them to grab bits of leaves. I’m not an expert on insects though, so I could be wrong in my interpretation.
Thumbnail: "These legs are fake." Arrow points at top of caterpillar's back.
I thought I was already subscribed to this Channel…… but I was wrong I’m fixing that now
Alternate clickbait title: I WAS WRONG?!?! * insert surprised face)
Sometimes i feel like a caterpillar myself. Maybe i should become a butterfly BY EFFORT.
OK I know it’s kind of weird but I already know this I was learning about how the giant centipede thing was able to evolve and then it said something about them breathing through their skin
Did you know roly polys (pill bugs) weren't insects?
is true... they do had fake legs. i spotted they walked with front leg and the back leg was lifted up, once attached on the stick it started to grip. with a sense of very cute baby feet... oohhh is so cute yet hungry baby.... is hard to resist for me
0:52 that’s an eastern lubber grasshopper not a cricket they can get up to 4 inches long and personally I’ve seen one that was 4.5 inches.
4:34 I was wrong throughout of this video, never thought it was a commercial. 😅
4:50 the caterpillar was doing push ups 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
I knew the instar the first place since 1 day it was different so now I know
First off, am I the only one terrified of caterpillars, yes at my grown age😭😭😭😭☠️ like I really have an extreme phobia/fear of them. Idc what size, I'm terrified period😂 I almsot had an asthma attack screaming my head off when somebody chased me holding one and tried to throw it on me at work😭