The weird and wonderful metamorphosis of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer

The weird and wonderful metamorphosis of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer with tags franziska bauer, avi ofer, ted-ed, teded, ted, ted education, caterpillar, butterfly, metamorphosis, insects

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/tededView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-weird-and-wonderful-metamorphosis-of-the-butterfly-franziska-bauerIn order to become a butterfly, a caterpillars body dissolves almost completely and is rebuilt from its own juices. Butterflies are just a few of the 800,000 insect species that transition from larvae to adults through complete metamorphosis. But how exactly does this process work? Franziska Bauer explains how these squishy larvae emerge as armored, aerodynamic, and nimble adults.Lesson by Franziska Bauer, animation by Avi Ofer.Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Jordan Tang, Christopher Jimenez, Juan, Tracey Tobkin, Sid, emily lam, Elliot Poulin, Noel Situ, Oyuntsengel Tseyen-Oidov, Latora Slydell, Sydney Evans, Victor E Karhel, Bernardo Paulo, Eysteinn Gunason, Andrea Feliz, Natalia Rico, Josh Engel, Brbara Nazar, Gustavo Mendoza, Zhexi Shan, Hugo Legorreta, PnDAA, Marcel Trompeter-Petrovic, Sandra Tersluisen, Ellen Spertus, Fabian Amels, Mattia Veltri, Quentin Le Menez, Yuh Saito, Joris Debonnet, Martin Lhmus, Ded Rabit, Heather Slater, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Janie Jackson, Christophe Dessalles, Arturo De Leon, Eduardo Briceo, Bill Feaver, Ricardo Paredes, Jonathan Reshef, David Douglass, Grant Albert, Paul Coupe, Jen, Megan Whiteleather, Adil Abdulla, Steven LaVoy, Ryohky Araya, vivian james, Tan YH, Brittiny Elman, Mayra Urbano, Kostadin Mandulov, and Alex Schenkman.