A research team of scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and Princeton University has provided insights into the origins of complete metamorphosis in insects. More than 60% of all animal species ...

Marvelous Monarchs: The butterflies are free - all you need is patience and milkweed George Carlin once observed that "the caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity." Not ...

The film explores the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly, detailing its remarkable migration journey of up to 6,000 kilometers from Canada to Mexico. It explains the butterfly's anatomy, including ...

The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly usually happens quietly, inside a firm opaque husk that protects the pupa as it slowly forms its showy wings. Back in 2015, at a summer course in Woods ...

Like the beloved butterfly, a house fly goes through an incredible metamorphosis. To make its grand entry into the world, it deploys a specialized, fluid-filled balloon on its head called the ptilinum ...

The elephants may have been dreaming when it happened, and the lions snoring away. But nearby, around 2:30 a.m. one night about two weeks ago, another beast was shapeshifting with the speed and ...

BOISE, Idaho — Do you or someone you know love butterflies? Zoo Boise has opened its yearly exhibit "Butterflies in Bloom" sponsored by KTVB and Simplot. This interactive exhibit not only teaches ...

Portland, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo has released the last batch of its zoo-raised Oregon silverspot butterflies into the wild as it winds up a summer program aimed at boosting the numbers of the ...