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[–] 3 points 1 month ago

Cocoons are soft and spun from silk by the moth larvae, whereas a chrysalis is hard but smooth and is molted from the caterpillar like a shell.

Ultimately they serve the same function as a protective structure during their metamorphosis, when they are at their most vulnerable to predators and weather.

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