Sptfyr
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Basically, while inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar becomes a molecular soup and reassembles into a butterfly. This is about the best explanation I've ever found for it.
"(An esoteric explanation: Inside the chrysalis the caterpillar structures are broken down chemically and the adult's new structures are formed)."
http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/faq/lifecycle
check this out, I think you will find it interesting.
http://www.performance-vision.com/monarch/index.htm
Max Schnell
metamorphosis