chrysalis

the hard case that protects a butterfly


egg

a small, round shell


hatch

to come out of an egg


larva

a very young form of a bug


life cycle

the stages a living thing goes through during its life


mate

a pair of animals that have babies


metamorphosis

a great change in appearance


pupa

a bug when it is inbetween stages of growth


reproduce

to make another living thing of the same kind


species

a group of similar living things


stages

steps in a process