How is a caterpillar born?

When the egg hatches, the caterpillar will start his work and eat the leaf they were born onto. This is really important because the mother butterfly needs to lay her eggs on the type of leaf the caterpillar will eat – each caterpillar type likes only certain types of leaves. read more

Update Cancel. Answer Wiki. 1 Answer. John Cassis. Answered Aug 23, 2016. Like any other insect, it hatches from an egg. 352 Views. read more

There is no process in the physical life of human beings that resembles this metamorphoses, and the symbol of the caterpillar tends to depict a psychic transformation of a human. As such the caterpillar has in the Christian tradition become a metaphor for being"born again". read more