Tag: Metamorphosis
Caterpillar Molting Controlled by Oxygen
The new documentary Metamorphosis shows how caterpillars shed their skin multiple times on the way to the chrysalis stage. But how do they know when to molt?
Monarch Butterflies: A Natural Wonder in Crisis
Unfortunately, these delicate marathoners stand in jeopardy as their habitat shrinks because of human pressure.
Butterfly Wings Become Design Templates
No insect has the capacity to plan out its photonic crystals, wings, antennae, compound eyes or other elaborate structures. Much less so does natural selection.
Metamorphosis: The Reminder
Don’t forget Saturday night’s premiere.
Metamorphosis Will Have Northwest Premiere in Seattle, Saturday, August 13
Metamorphosis gorgeously documents the beauty and mystery of butterflies. Are they the products of a blind, undirected process? Or were they intelligently designed?