chrysalis

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Trefry likened this awkward time of life to the stage in a butterfly’s development when a caterpillar disappears inside a chrysalis and dissolves into goo before reforming into something entirely new.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025

Nearly every one of those caterpillars at some point drops from the tree canopy to overwinter or create a chrysalis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

"By the time we emerged from the chrysalis, we were fully formed," bassist Georgia Davies told the BBC last month.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

Its iridescent casting mold looks almost like a chrysalis awaiting the emergence of a monumental butterfly.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023

When the caterpillar makes itself a hard case and becomes a chrysalis, you should put this where you can see it every day.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall