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The caterpillar that knitted a hanging cage
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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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