The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult.

Residents were stunned after thousands of caterpillars spun incredible webs on their street, making it "look like a scene ...

Spectacular Footage of a Butterfly Leaving Its Cocoon The transition from caterpillar to butterfly is a process that consists of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Observe one caterpillar ...

This cleans them and kills the pupa inside. If the pupas were kept alive ... The silkworms spin this filament into a cocoon. Then the caterpillar begins its transformation. Except, this is ...