Perfect Caterpillar Facts For Preschoolers
Predators of caterpillars include birds mammals wasps and other caterpillars.
Caterpillar facts for preschoolers. Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. They have pretty strong mandibles which are not only used in chewing leaves. Their wings are covered with tiny scales.
They have six proper legs like all insects but also up to five pairs of stumpy prolegs with little hooks that help them to hang onto things and to move in a wave-like motion. When a caterpillar. The caterpillar has six front legs called true legs.
Egg larva the caterpillar stage pupa the chrysalis stage and adult the butterfly or moth stage. Caterpillar is the common name for the larvae of moths and butterflies. Watch more Caterpillar videos.
The true legs will become the six legs of. A butterfly is a type of insect. Theyre also used in manipulating silk.
Caterpillars have three body parts a head thorax and abdomen as all insects do. As caterpillars grow they shed their skin. Caterpillars usually begin by eating their own egg shell.
When it is older the caterpillar will turn into a pupa also known as a chrysalis and then later the pupa will turn into a butterfly. Whether its first day of preschool or a birthday this All About Me Caterpillar is a wonderful way to get to know more about our children or students. As it eats and eats and eats the caterpillar grows.