Complete Metamorphosis: A Cecropia Moth Life Cycle.

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Published 2017-07-22
"Complete metamorphosis" video of a Cecropia Moth includes caterpillar skin shedding, cocoon spinning, pupa and moth emergence. This, along with descriptive text and music, combines to create a unique learning experience.

All Comments (21)
  • @dangarrity7449
    I am 63 years old in this is the most exciting thing I've seen, I have a caterpillar in a blueberry bush in my backyard, I have been studying it for close to a week
  • Great video. Never get tired of watching them. Been raising and releasing them since I was 10. I’m 68. Still doin it.
  • @mishagray2835
    Thank you for that, it is better than anything on the TV now days. It was beautiful!
  • @elainec.4398
    This was just wonderful and I learned so much. I can't THANK YOU enough for sharing this with others.
  • this video is really neat but i should not have been eating gummy worms while watching
  • @TC-nk2cd
    It makes me a little sad that this bug goes through a lot to get to its final stage and just gets to live ten days as a beautiful moth :(
  • @harryballs5080
    We had a big silver maple tree in our backyard as a kid and I would always find caterpillars of this moth and I would raise them through the caterpillar, cocoon, and adult stages. I don’t believe they are as common now as they used to be, sadly.
  • The pre-pupa to pupa step is just the most magnificent part apart from emerging to be butterfly itself
  • Absolutely fascinating and beautiful to watch such an incredible life cycle of transformation- all programmed within.
  • @neonpreston5457
    Does anyone else find it just the slightest bit unsettling when they're almost done shedding and still have the head capsule that looks like a second head? Or is it just me?
  • @cirkeldernatuur
    The struggle to become a butterfly was about nine months
    only for a ten days live, and in the same time,
    for the Cecropia Moth a whole live.
  • @rkrumahkita2642
    good content..thanks for the sharing...keep it up..waiting for your next content...stay connected..
  • @dward0203
    Very nice! Mine never eclosed in the spring, so I cut it open yesterday to see what it looked like inside. I was so looking forward to seeing a beautiful moth in the spring. I kept it outside in my gazebo over the winter so it would be exposed to the natural elements, so I don't know why it never completed it's cycle. Thank you for sharing this!
  • Nature at times can be so perfect and beautiful,I love your videos, thank you.
  • @barretthoven
    the whole vid is brilliant but frankly i’m very impressed about the music. Good Job!
  • I found one of these moths outside my bar lying in the parking lot in Tulsa Ok on Thursday May 27. That lead me here. This is an amazing video!!!