Caterpillar

Caterpillars are the young form of the butterfly or moth. Caterpillars spend all of their time eating leaves from their favourite plants.

When they are old enough, caterpillars spin a cocoon (shown in the picture on the bottom right) and while they are asleep inside it, they change into a butterfly. Butterflies eat nectar from flowers, and live for a much shorter time than caterpillars.