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The caterpillar that knitted a hanging cage

This tiny cage is a moth’s nursery In the Amazon, a caterpillar spins a silk cocoon with open mesh instead of solid walls. It hangs from a leaf on a long silk cord.1/3
An airy cocoon, suspended on silk: a tiny Amazon caterpillar’s extraordinary construction project.
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  1. This tiny cage is a moth’s nursery

    In the Amazon, a caterpillar spins a silk cocoon with open mesh instead of solid walls. It hangs from a leaf on a long silk cord.

  2. It builds the cage from the inside

    The caterpillar lowers itself on silk, then spins rings joined by cross threads. Over about four days, a loose lattice takes shape around it.

  3. A room to change—and a way out

    Inside the airy cage, the caterpillar becomes a chrysalis. Small openings at the ends leave a route for the moth to emerge.

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