Assertion: moth's caterpillar | /r/CapableOf | spin cocoon
Facets:
value: to protect their chrysalis
type: PURPOSE
value: out of silk
type: OTHER
value: around the larvae
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Most moth caterpillars spin a cocoon made of silk within which they metamorphose into the pupal stage.
text: Once the larvae come out of the caterpillar, the caterpillar spins its cocoon around the larvae instead of itself, and dies protecting the larvae of other species.
text: After completing all but its last moult, the caterpillar spins a cocoon out of silk.
text: While some caterpillars spin a cocoon to protect the pupa, most species do not.
text: Most people are well aware that caterpillars spin cocoons to protect their chrysalis while they go through their metamorphosis.
text: When the caterpillar spins its cocoon the appendages are transferred to the outside of the cocoon, where they serve for protection…
text: When the caterpillar spins its cocoon the appendages are transferred to the outside of the cocoon, where they serve for protection and camouflage.