Do caterpillars lay eggs?

No, they do hatch out of eggs, but they cannot lay eggs while they are caterpillars because caterpillars are basically immature insects, and they are not able to reproduce. read more

No, they do hatch out of eggs, but they cannot lay eggs while they are caterpillars because caterpillars are basically immature insects, and they are not able to reproduce. They eat and eat and eat, and they grow too big for their skin, so they have to shed their skin periodically to accommodate their growing body, in a process called molting. read more

A few days ago there was a caterpillar on the exterior glass of my bedroom window. I left it where it was and now it seems to have laid a clutch of eggs which are yellow and kind of hairy. read more

Laying in batches. Butterflies usually lay the bulk of their eggs within the first few days of their lives. Older females lay smaller eggs, and the resulting caterpillars take longer to mature, making them more prone to predation and parasitism. read more