TED-Ed
The weird and wonderful metamorphosis of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer
2018 • E18 Mar 1, 2018 5m
In order to become a butterfly, a caterpillar’s body dissolves almost completely and is rebuilt from its own juices. Butterflies are just a few of the 800,000 insect species that transition from larvae to adults through complete metamorphosis. But how exactly does this process work? Franziska Bauer explains how these squishy larvae emerge as armored, aerodynamic, and nimble adults.
Lesson by Franziska Bauer, animation by Avi Ofer.
Lesson by Franziska Bauer, animation by Avi Ofer.