The life cycle of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer

How exactly does a caterpillar become a butterfly? Follow the bug’s incredible metamorphosis from larvae to nimble adult.
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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.
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TED-Ed how do you know that the butterfly retains some of its memories from when it was a caterpillar? Was experiments conducted that showed this ability?

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How does a butterfly differ in colour??
Edit: Is changing your eye colour naturally true??
(I don't trust internet videos much.)

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Franz Kafka's 'Metamorphosis' reference at around 3:30- as expected of TedEd. The imagery in that book grossed me out and so did this illustration. Thanks for your work TedEd!

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As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.
This can never not haunt my existence.

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Fabulously explained.
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I ate a few caterpillars, now I have butterflies in my stomach. :(

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Ayush Sharma they are going to take you off the ground

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Animation on point as always!

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I used to raise Painted Lady Butterflies and once got 2nd place in a huge science fair so I have a love for butterflies. Thanks for the video.

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A time lapse metamorphosis video is the most beautiful thing ever.

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Great job Avi and thanks so much to great educators such as Franziska who shared her deep knowledge in this field with this captivating lesson!

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Awesome explanation...
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If we are under an identity crisis because of our constantly changing cells think about the butterfly... oops...catterpillar

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I’m sorry but this is the cutest caterpillar I’ve ever laid my eyes on.

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A caterpie may change into a butterfree, but the heart that beats inside remains the same - Brock

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Since insects evolved from marine arthropods, they inherited the Metamorphosis. Almost all known marine Arthropods have some kind of Metamorphosis.

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3:33 Franz Kafka and his metamorphosis on Gregor. Oh My God.

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To be dissolved in one's own juice in order to change in a new form...I'll it to the butterfly at that.

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