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| the hind part of the body on the caterpillar and the butterfly. All insects have one. |
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| found on the butterfly's head, used to taste the air, and help with balance and orientation. |
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| the larval stage of a butterfly or moth. |
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| the hard shell covering the pupa, shaped like an upside-down teardrop. |
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| found on the butterfly's head. Thousands of tiny lenses help the butterfly see in all directions, and recognize color and pattern and movement. |
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| the butterfly tongue, which works like a drinking straw. In metamorphosis, the proboscis is formed as two separate parts, which the butterfly uncoils and zips together to form a tube for drinking. |
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| the three front segments of the caterpillar, each segment with a pair of legs. The front part of the butterfly's body is also the thorax. |
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| located between the butterfly's leg segments, the joints help the butterfly bend and move the body. |
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| the second stage of metamorphosis; another term for caterpillar |
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| name for the three sets of eyes the caterpillar has. The caterpillar's vision is poor even with all three sets of eyes! |
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| feelers that help the caterpillar "see" where it's going |
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| found on segments 3 - 8, and the last segment of the caterpillar. |
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| the third stage of metamorphosis; another name for the chrysalis |
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| opening of the silk gland, found on the caterpillar's lower lip. It is used to create the silk pad to which the chrysalis attaches. |
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| breathing holes that are found in pairs. One on each side of all segments of the caterpillar except the 2nd, 3rd, and the last segments. Siracles are also found on the chrysalis and the butterfly. |
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| hind legs on the caterpillar used to attach to the silk pad the caterpillar spins at the begining of the chrysalis stage. |
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| replaces the anal-claspers in attaching the chrysalis to the top of the cage, the leaf, or where ever the silk pad is. |
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| groups of hooks on the caterpillar's pro-legs. |
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| the skin or exoskeleton of the caterpillar and the chrysalis. |
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| the name for the molted (moulted), caterpillar cuticle. It looks like a dead black fly! |
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| scientist who studies insects |
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| caterpillar excrement (poo). It is the little round balls at the bottom of the butterfly cage. |
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| the environment that supports the survival of a species. |
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| scientist who studies butterflies. |
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| to travel from one place to another, often seasonally. |
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| the caterpillars "molt or moult", which means to shed their skin, as they grow. |
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| special chemicals the butterflies give off to attract a mate. |
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| butterflies gather, or puddle at damp spots. They are gathering sodium, an essential part of their diet. |
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| also called complex development, is a feature of the most advanced insects, like the butterflies. It involves four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. *The immature young do not resemble the adults. |
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| also called gradual development. The young, called nymphs, lack certain adult features - functional wings, for example. An example would be the dragonfly. |
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