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The Cat er pi l l ar















The Cat er pi l l ar
The Caterpi ll ar

caterpil lar caterpil lar

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abdomen abdomen

abdomi nal legs abdomi nal legs

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anal prolegs anal prolegs

head head

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spiracles spiracles

true legs true legs

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segment segment

thorax thorax

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The caterpi l lar is the larvae or a baby
of both the butterfly and a moth. It
comes wi th a segmented body, and has
a number of legs which they use to
wal k and cling on the surface.
Caterpi llars feed on leaves, pl ants and
fl owering plants.
cat erpi l l ar
The Cat er pi l l ar The Cat er pi l l ar

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The abdomen is the third section of
the caterpi llar s body. It holds the
prolegs, the anus and thi s i s mostly
where the spiracles are. The abdomen
is usuall y ten segments l ong.
abdomen

The abdominal prolegs are l ocated i n
the abdomen and they are found in
pairs. These soft prolegs have hooks
on i ts ends and the caterpil lar uses
these to hold on to surfaces.
abdomi nal l egs

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The anal prolegs are located at the
rear end of the caterpil lar and are
al ternately cal led claspers. These legs
are used to walk and to hold on to
foli age.
anal prol egs

The head is the fi rst secti on of the
caterpi ll ar s body. It incl udes the
eyes, i ts mouthparts, small antennae
and the spinnerets from whi ch the
caterpi ll ar uses to produce sil k.
head

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The spi racles are small pores or
openings on the body of the
caterpi ll ar that al lows i t to breathe.
spi racl es

The true legs are three segmented
legs that are l ocated in pai rs on each
of the segment of the thorax. Each
leg has a tiny claw at the end.
t rue l egs

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The thorax is the second secti on of the
caterpi ll ar s body and holds the true
legs. It i s three segments l ong.
t horax

The segment is a secti on of the
abdomen or thorax. The thorax i s
composed of three thoracic segments
and the abdomen has ten abdominal
segments.
segment