So now we're on metamorphosis stage three, where the caterpillar is now a pupa.

现在我们进入蜕变阶段三，毛毛虫变成蛹。

Each pupa will produce a magnificent butterfly.

每个蛹都会变成一只炫丽的蝴蝶。

So, yeah, pupae essentially eat themselves.

所以，是的，蛹基本上是吃掉了自己。

The large queen, along with her precious larvae and pupae, are kept safe and dry in the middle.

蚁后和她珍贵的幼虫以及蛹，被安全干燥地保存在中间。

" Indeed, in our observations, we saw that the nurses were incubating the pupae at the expense of sleep."

“事实上，在我们的观察中，我们看到看护蜜蜂在以睡眠为代价孵化蛹。”

I am hurrying to Montreal with these pupas to participate in a wonderful event.

我带着这些蛹要赶回蒙特利尔去参加一个奇妙的盛事。

So the researchers replaced the larvae with pupae, a developmental stage that doesn't require constant feeding.

因此，研究人员用蛹代替了幼蜂，蛹是一种不需要持续进食的发育阶段。

And it's not long till they start the incredible transformation from pupae into something's really rather magical.

过不了多久，它们就开始了令人难以置信的转变，从蛹变成了非常神奇的东西。

It takes at least eight days for a fly to go from an egg to a pupa.

一只苍蝇从卵变成蛹至少要八天。

This cleans them and kills the pupa inside.

这会清洁它们并杀死里面的蛹。