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Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?

Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis.
Season 4 Episode 14 Length 04:20 Premiere: 07/11/17

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Season 4 Episodes

Praying Mantis Love is Waaay Weirder Than You Think
S4 E21 Length 04:14 Premiere Date 11/14/17

It’s a Goopy Mess When Pines and Beetles Duke it Out
S4 E20 Length 03:50 Premiere Date 10/24/17

These Whispering, Walking Bats Are Onto Something
S4 E19 Length 03:43 Premiere Date 10/10/17

There's Something Very Fishy About These Trees...
S4 E18 Length 04:10 Premiere Date 09/26/17

A Baby Dragonfly's Mouth Will Give You Nightmares
S4 E17 Length 03:01 Premiere Date 09/12/17

Daddy Longlegs Risk Life ... and Especially Limb ... to Survive
S4 E16 Length 04:04 Premiere Date 08/22/17

This Is Why Water Striders Make Terrible Lifeguards
S4 E15 Length 03:17 Premiere Date 08/01/17

Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
S4 E14 Length 04:20 Premiere Date 07/11/17

A Real Alien Invasion Is Coming to a Palm Tree Near You
S4 E13 Length 03:29 Premiere Date 06/20/17

These Fish Are All About Sex on the Beach
S4 E12 Length 03:06 Premiere Date 06/06/17

Behind the Scenes With Deep Look: The Diva Decorator Crabs
S4 E11 Length 03:20 Premiere Date 05/23/17

Decorator Crabs Make High Fashion at Low Tide
S4 E10 Length 03:15 Premiere Date 05/09/17

How Do Pelicans Survive Their Death-Defying Dives?
S4 E9 Length 03:21 Premiere Date 04/25/17

Identical Snowflakes? Scientist Ruins Winter For Everyone
S4 E8 Length 04:04 Premiere Date 04/11/17

These Fighting Fruit Flies Are Superheroes of Brain Science
S4 E7 Length 03:35 Premiere Date 03/28/17

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Snail Sex
S4 E6 Length 03:38 Premiere Date 03/14/17

Why Does Your Cat's Tongue Feel Like Sandpaper?
S4 E5 Length 03:26 Premiere Date 02/28/17

If Your Hands Could Smell, You’d Be an Octopus
S4 E4 Length 03:12 Premiere Date 02/14/17

Archerfish Says..."I Spit in Your Face!"
S4 E3 Length 03:35 Premiere Date 01/31/17

Roly Polies Came From the Sea to Conquer the Earth
S4 E2 Length 03:29 Premiere Date 01/17/17

Why Reindeer and Their Cousins are Total Boneheads
S4 E1 Length 03:45 Premiere Date 12/06/16

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