We don’t know if a caterpillar can feel or sense surprise and awe at what it becomes, turning into a butterfly. We know that we humans think the surprise and wonder when a little crawling bug becomes a beautiful butterfly.

The butterfly can remember what it learned as a caterpillar. According to studies by scientists, caterpillars can learn and remember things when they are caterpillars, and adult butterflies can do the same when they are butterflies. One example is avoiding an awful smell experienced as a caterpillar carries over into the moth stage.

A good lesson for humans, remember what you learned when you were starting.

Facts about Butterflies

• Butterfly wings are transparent.

• There are almost 20,000 butterfly species.

• Butterflies use their feet to taste.

• Butterflies only live for a few weeks.

• The most common butterfly in the US is the Cabbage White.

• Some butterfly species migrate from the cold.

• Studies reveal that butterflies can remember what they learned as caterpillars