[2014] Autumn Schreiber (2020Class): Catapillars

Other interesting facts1.Some predators of the caterpillar are birds, mamals, wasps and other caterpillars. 2. Caterpillars have three body parts- a head, thorax, and an abdomen.3. These caterpillars have six pairs of small eyes called oceli.4. The nickname of a caterpillar is called "eating machine" since all they do is eat.5. The life span of a caterpillar is two to four weeks.6. Caterpillars sense touch through their antenna and their tiny hairs called setae.7. Caterpillars breathe through little holes on the side of their body called spiracles.8. Most caterpillars shed like snakes.9. The most known caterpillars/butterfly in North America is the monarch caterpillar/butterfly.10. Some caterpillars are poisonous.

Facts

1) A caterpillar has one job- to eat.2) A caterpillar's first meal is its eggshell.3) It can have up to 4,000 mucsles in its body.4) Caterpillars have 12 eyes.5) They produce silk.6) A caterpillar has 6 legs.7) Caterpillars move in a wave like motion.8) Their scientific name is Larva.

There are about 180,000 species of caterpillars.

Caterpilllars by Autumn

Catapillars are herbivors. They mostly eat leaves and plants.

Some catapillars can cause asthma, renal failure, and dermatitis.