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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': {{Conversed}} [[PlayedForComedy for laughs]] in "[[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS2E6TheCooperNowitzkiTheorem The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem]]", where Leonard explains [[ItMakesSenseInContext his theory on how Sheldon reproduces]] to Penny.

* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'': In "Creepy Crawly Campy", Raj befriends a cute little elephant-like bug that ends up creating a cocoon on his head overnight. The next morning, it emerges become a giant, horrifying monster bug that scares the other campers, though Raj doesn't seem to mind.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "[[Recap/AmphibiaS1E07TheDominoEffect The Domino Effect]]", Anne adopts a wild caterpillar that reminds her of her cat back home. It is later revealed that the creature is a "coastal killerpillar" which soon after pupates into a monstrous moth-like creature, and tries to eat the Plantars.

* ''Alien Empire'', a 1995 documentary series, brings up a comparatively mundane example of this in order to demonstrate what happens when [[HumansAreMorons humans meddle with insects]]: in "Replicators," a fisherman has a tray of live maggots left over from his daily bait, but he doesn't want to get rid of them, so he puts them in the fridge -- believing that the cold will keep them subdued until he gets back from his holiday. But while he's out, a fuse blows, the fridge begins heating up, and with nothing to stop them, the maggots begin eating through their food supply, then metamorphosing in a time-lapse sequence; by the time the scene cuts away, the fridge is full of pupae. And [[BrickJoke at the very end of this episode]], the fisherman arrives home, [[OhCrap realizes that the power's off]], [[WhatAnIdiot opens his fridge]] -- and is greeted by the sight of several ''hundred'' [[FliesEqualsEvil bluebottle flies]] buzzing towards him.

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* {{Conversed}} [[PlayedForComedy for laughs]] in Series/TheBigBangTheory episode ''[[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS2E6TheCooperNowitzkiTheorem The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem]]'' when Leonard explains to Penny [[ItMakesSenseInContext his theory on how Sheldon reproduces]].

* The Website/SCPFoundation website has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-200 SCP-200]], a gigantic chrysalis attached to a queen-sized bed, apparently transformed from what was once an ordinary 13-year-old boy. No one knows how he formed the chrysalis, [[BodyHorror or what he might be metamorphosing into]].

* {{Conversed}} [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] in Series/TheBigBangTheory episode Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS2E6TheCooperNowitzkiTheorem when Leonard explains to Penny [[ItMakesSenseInContext his theory on how]] {{Asexuality Sheldon}} reproduces.

* {{Conversed}} [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] in Series/TheBigBangTheory episode Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS2E6TheCooperNowitzkiTheorem when Leonard explains to Penny [[ItMakesSenseInContext his theory on how]] {{Asexual Sheldon}} reproduces.

* ''Series/AlienEmpire'', a 1995 documentary series, brings up a comparatively mundane example of this in order to demonstrate what happens when [[HumansAreMorons humans meddle with insects]]: in "Replicators," a fisherman has a tray of live maggots left over from his daily bait, but he doesn't want to get rid of them, so he puts them in the fridge -- believing that the cold will keep them subdued until he gets back from his holiday. But while he's out, a fuse blows, the fridge begins heating up, and with nothing to stop them, the maggots begin eating through their food supply, then metamorphosing in a time-lapse sequence; by the time the scene cuts away, the fridge is full of pupae. And [[BrickJoke at the very end of this episode]], the fisherman arrives home, [[OhCrap realizes that the power's off]], [[WhatAnIdiot opens his fridge]] -- and is greeted by the sight of several ''hundred'' [[FliesEqualsEvil bluebottle flies]] buzzing towards him.

->''Time for a round of Pest Control, team. We got Dreadnought Cocoons on our scanners, and you get to eradicate them before they turn into something even worse.''

* ''VideoGames/StarCraft'': The first missions of the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Zerg]] campaign in the original game have the Overmind charge you with protecting a mysterious, fleshy chrysalis, which grows quite large as whatever inside develops. When it finally hatches, what comes out is Sarah Kerrigan, a human mutated into a frighteningly powerful Zerg hybrid, custom-made by the Overmind to be its champion, and who plays a central role through the rest of the series. The rest of the Zerg species is like this to a lesser extent, as many of their advanced units metamorphose from basic units that turn themselves into chrysalii.

As such, it's perhaps not so surprising that fiction takes this relatively simple process and plays it for suspense, mystery and even horror: a pupa or pupae of an unknown species are discovered, and immediately questions will be raised as what will emerge when the creature's metamorphosis is complete -- and [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail given the focus on the pupa]], chances are it ''will'' be complete at some point in the story. A form of ChekhovsGun, once a cocoon is given sufficient focus, it soon becomes inevitable that it will hatch at some point. Regardless of whether or not the original larval form was encountered beforehand, the atmosphere will quickly turn anxious, and the tension gradually ratchets up as more shots are devoted to those ever-present pupae sitting in the background, just waiting to crack open...

On occasion, the fears of the audience will turn out to be completely unfounded, and what actually emerges will be harmless or even benevolent, but these cases are in the extreme minority.

* Zig-zagged in the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho121EnemyOfTheDaleks Enemy Of The Daleks]]": here, the Doctor encounters an insectoid species known as the Kiseibya, engineered specifically to kill Daleks. Starting out as parasitoid larvae, they eventually pupate and emerge as [[BigCreepyCrawlies human-sized flying insects]]; however, though the emergence of the first Kiseibya is played for horror, complete with the scientist responsible for its creation [[KneelBeforeZod forcing the Doctor to kneel before it]] as it hatches, the threat turns out to be non-existent: adult Kiseibya live exclusively on metal - and only become a threat to organic life when it's time [[FacefulOfAlienWingWong for them to breed]]. However, it's played very straight when the Daleks find the now-empty cocoons... just in time for the entire swarm to ambush them.

* In ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}'' (2014), the male MUTO hatches from a huge, glowing, crescent-shaped chrysalis after feeding on the radiation of a nuclear reactor from within for fifteen years. While the larval form is never seen, the imago is [[GiantFlyer a winged insectoid]] which immediately begins a trail of destruction across the Pacific.
* In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', the direct sequel to the above, Mothra is introduced as a humongous egg from which her equally huge larval form hatches. A bit of [[GentleGiant non-lethal guard tossing]] later, she disappears from the plot for a while aside from a brief scene to show that she has spun herself a cocoon underneath/behind a waterfall. When she finally emerges as a bioluminescent moth the size of a 747, the spectacle is so awe-inspiring that everyone who witnesses it either stares or weeps at the sight. Unlike the MUTO example above, Mothra's metamorphosis is one of the rare benevolent examples as the Queen of the Monsters, just like [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} her King]], is [[LightIsGood firmly on the side of good]].
* In ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'', it's eventually discovered that Mogwai who are allowed to eat after midnight end up encased in creepy, Giger-esque cocoons as they begin metamorphosing into Gremlins. This is played for much ominousness when Billy discovers that six of his five Mogwai are now cocoons clustered around his bed; it eventually results in an especially nightmarish moment in which the newly metamorphosed Gremlins begin clawing their way out of their cocoons while a terrified [[TokenGoodTeammate Gizmo]] tries to hide.

* Comparatively early in ''Literature/PerdidoStreetStation'', Isaac obtains a mysterious grub along with all the other test subjects he requested; once he works out that it only eats [[FantasticDrug Dreamshit]], the grub begins growing at an impressive rate and eventually spins a large cocoon for itself. While [[ScienceHero Isaac]] continues his more optimistic experiments, the narrative segments focussed on the pupa quickly take a turn for the unsettling as it gets closer and closer to hatching. [[spoiler: What emerges from the cocoon is a [[MothMenace Slake Moth]], an AnimalisticAbomination with a hunger for living minds; Isaac isn't in his lab when it hatches, but one of his friends is - and quickly ends up [[EmptyShell becoming its first victim]]. From here on, the Slake Moths are the main villains of the story.]]

* The 1995 documentary series ''Alien Empire'' brings up a comparatively mundane example of this in order to demonstrate what happens when [[HumansAreMorons humans meddle with insects]]: in the episode "Replicators," a fisherman has a tray of live maggots left over from his daily bait, but he doesn't want to get rid of them, so he puts them in the fridge - believing that the cold will keep them subdued until he gets back from his holiday. But while he's out, a fuse blows, the fridge begins heating up, and with nothing to stop them, the maggots begin eating through their food supply, then metamorphosing in a time-lapse sequence; by the time the scene cuts away, the fridge is full of pupae. And [[BrickJoke at the very end of this episode]], the fisherman arrives home, [[OhCrap realizes that the power's off]], [[WhatAnIdiot opens his fridge]] - and is greeted by the sight of several ''hundred'' [[FliesEqualsEvil bluebottle flies]] buzzing towards him.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'' has a downplayed example at the end of season 1, as Minbari ambassador Delenn decides to enter a chrysalis for unknown purposes. A fair bit of suspense comes from the expectation of what, exactly, will emerge, even if nobody expects a horrible space monster.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E2TheArkInSpace The Ark In Space]]" introduces the Wirrn, essentially parasitic wasps in space: having already demonstrated a breeding process replete with BodyHorror, it's revealed that the Wirrn larvae resulting from this conversion process will eventually pupate into even more dangerous adults. Worse still, this also marks the point when they cease to require oxygen - leaving the Doctor and the others in serious danger when the Wirrn switch off life support.

* Members of the Tzimisce clan in ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' can use the discipline of [[BioManipulation Vicissitude]] to weave cocoons for themselves out of flesh. Effectively immune to damage from [[WeakenedByTheLight sunlight]] and (to a lesser extent) [[BurnTheUndead fire]], these cocoons can be used as a safe place for a Tzimisce to rest during the day. Given that Vicissitude also allows them to alter their bodies in many weird and disturbing ways, it's entirely possible for them to transform themselves even further while in this state and - if their cocoon is found - immediately [[OneWingedAngel go on the attack]] once the cocoon opens.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' feature the giant flying insects known as Rot Flies. These daemons started out as the puppy-like [[ObliviouslyEvil Beasts of Nurgle]], but eventually grew frustrated with the fact that their new "friends" [[AndCallHimGeorge refused to play with them]] and eventually gave in to hatred after being banished from the physical world. Retreating to the depths of [[EldritchAbomination Nurgle]]'s [[GardenOfEvil garden]], they eventually develop a cocoon out of sheer resentfulness - in which they gradually metamorphose into the forms of giant insects so that they can take their revenge on the mortal realm.
* In ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse,'' individuals with a particular devotion to order can be accepted as servants of [[EldritchAbomination the Weaver]] herself, resulting in them being guided into the Umbra and cocooned deep within her domain. Inside, the subject is remade by being permanently merged with a Weaver spirit, their beings intertwined so thoroughly that no distinction exists between the two. What ultimately emerges from this cocoon is a [[HumanoidAbomination Drone]], a powerful embodiment of stasis that Werewolves often find more disturbing than even the [[BigBad Wyrm]]'s [[DemonicPossession Formori]]; for good measure, artworks depicting them play this for horror, featuring Drones emerging from their cocoons with eerily symmetrical faces and BlackEyesOfEvil.

* A recurring cutscene in ''VideoGame/TheBreach'' features the ship's medic begging the protagonist for help inside his head, transporting the protagonist into an endless void containing only a cocoon. The medic's pleas fade with time as the thing in the cocoon grows, and by the final scene [[spoiler: she emerges as a fully mutated convert of the EldritchAbomination that's taken over the ship.]]

* Multiple examples in the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series:
** In the lower areas of Norfair in ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'', Samus encounters giant grubs that can only be defeated by attacking their weak underbellies. She later finds a stationary one that is strung up in some vines that she must sever, which drops the grub through the ground and lets her continue to Ridley's lair. The grub can be seen starting to pupate. Samus must double back to the grub's location, only to see the grub has left its pupa. The nearby tunnel leads to a chamber where Samus must fight the imago.

* ''In VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', the Larvitar line is a unique non-insect example. As Larvitar, it starts out as a small baby reptile before evolving into the cocoon-like Pupitar. When it fully evolves into the Godzilla-esque Tyranitar, it drops the Ground sub typing for a Dark Type, as they're fearsome Pokemon that can destroy mountains.
* The Ak'ab of ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld'' are essentially [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant insects]] based largely on moths, complete with cocoons. Situated out in the dark forests of [[LovecraftCountry Solomon Island]], you most commonly encounter the cocoons of warrior Ak'ab, which are around six feet tall and found around trees deep within their territory; on the upside, they will not hatch until actually attacked - assuming you've managed to survive the waves of incoming attackers long enough to do that. The cocoon of the Queen is hidden in an underground hive and absolutely ''massive,'' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck giving you a good idea of the boss battle that lies ahead of you]]...
* The first missions of the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Zerg]] campaign in the original ''VideoGames/StarCraft'' have the Overmind charge you with protecting a mysterious, fleshy chrysalis, which grows quite large as whatever inside develops. When it finally hatches, what comes out is Sarah Kerrigan, a human mutated into a frighteningly powerful Zerg hybrid, custom-made by the Overmind to be its champion, and who plays a central role through the rest of the series. The rest of the Zerg species is like this to a lesser extent, as many of their advanced units metamorphose from basic units that turn themselves into chrysalii.

* During the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "[[Recap/DextersLaboratoryS1EP13 Monstory]]", both Dee Dee and Dexter are transformed into monsters over the course of yet another squabble. Unfortunately for Dexter, his initial form is [[ClippedWingAngel rather unimpressive]]... up until he manages to find somewhere isolated enough to make a cocoon, resulting in a surprisingly creepy scene in which he gradually metamorphoses into [[{{Notzilla}} something much more intimidating]] and capable of matching Dee Dee's height. However, neither Dee Dee nor Dexter are done transforming: [[spoiler: they get so big that they end up levelling a city over the course of their fight.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', villain Aravos is able to interact with the outside world from his magical prison through a caterpillar. The last episode of the current season shows that the caterpillar has built a huge cocoon, which Aravos will presumably emerge from should the series continue.
* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' episode "The Quick Clone Syndrome" reveals that [[FallenHero Alpha]] has been recovering from the injuries he suffered back in [[Recap/MenInBlackS1E4TheAlphaSyndrome his first episode]] by wrapping himself up in a cocoon deep in the sewers. Having transformed into an even ''less'' human shape in the intervening time, he goes on the offensive as soon as J and K begin forcing his cocoon open.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants:'' Played with in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E5WormyPattyHype Wormy]]," where the titular caterpillar confuses [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick by undergoing metamorphosis. After the duo leaves, we see live-action footage of Wormy's cocoon set to creepy music, eventually emerging into a live-action butterfly. Normally this wouldn't be too scary, but the episode portrays Wormy as a monster from [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's point of view, with some horrifying buzzing close-ups of the live-action butterfly's face.
* Subverted in the episode "Transformation" "of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. Starfire starts to exhibit all sorts of ugly deformations as a result of Tamaranean puberty that she tries to hide with bulky clothes. Eventually, she's unable to hide them anymore and flies off in fear that her teammates will think she's ugly. She ends up getting captured by a spider alien that feeds on Tamaraneans that go through this process, just as Starfire ends up immobilized in a cocoon. The other Titans show up to save her, with Robin reassuring Starfire that no matter how monstrous she might end up looking after the metamorphosis, she'll still be their friend. It ends up being moot, because Starfire looks just the same after emerging -- the only difference being that she now has extra powers.
* Mothias from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' episode "Mission: Imp Possible" is first met while in its cocoon made of magical golden silk. The extremely greedy imp Nefir as well as Iago both instantly get the idea to steal the silk. The emerging giant moth has a well-known hunger for imps and instantly starts hunting Nefir. Only by tricking Mothias into a spider web made of it's own golden silk can the massive creature be subdued.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'' has a downplayed example at the end of season 1 to season 2, as Minbari ambassador Delenn decides to enter a chrysalis for unknown purposes. A fair bit of suspense comes from the expectation of what will come out, even if nobody expects a horrible space monster.

* Mothias from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' episode "Mission: Imp Possible" is first met while in it's cocoon made of magical golden silk. The extremely greedy imp Nefir as well as Iago both instantly get the idea to steal the silk. The emerging giant moth has a well-known hunger for imps and instantly starts hunting Nefir. Only by tricking Mothias into a spider web made of it's own golden silk can the massive creature be subdued.

* In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', the direct sequel to the above, Mothra is introduced as a humongous egg from which her equally huge larval form hatches. A bit of [[GentleGiant non-lethal guard tossing]] later, she disappears from the plot for a while aside from a brief scene to show that she has spun herself a cocoon underneath/behind a waterfall. When she finally hatches as a bioluminescent moth the size of a 747, the spectacle is so awe-inspiring that everyone who witnesses it either stares or weeps at the sight. Unlike the MUTO example above, Mothra's metamorphosis is one of the rare benevolent examples as the Queen of the Monsters, just like [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} her King]], is [[LightIsGood firmly on the side of good]].

* In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', the direct sequel to the above, Mothra is introduced as a humongous egg from which her equally huge larval form hatches. A bit of [[GentleGiant non-lethal guard tossing]] later, she disappears from the plot for a while aside from a brief scene to show that she has spun herself a cocoon underneath/behind a waterfall. When she finally hatches as a bioluminescent butterfly the size of a 747, the spectacle is so awe-inspiring that everyone who witnesses it either stares or weeps at the sight. Unlike the MUTO example above, Mothra's metamorphosis is one of the rare benevolent examples as the Queen of the Monsters, just like [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} her King]], is [[LightIsGood firmly on the side of good]].

* In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', the direct sequel to the above, Mothra is introduced as a humongous egg from which her equally huge larval form hatches. A bit of [[GentleGiant non-lethal guard tossing]] later, she disappears from the plot for a while aside from a brief scene to show that she has spun herself a cocoon underneath/behind a waterfall. When she finally hatches as a bioluminescent butterfly the size of a 747, the spectacle is so awe-inspiring that everyone who witnesses it either stares or weeps at the sight. Unlike the MUTO example above, Mothra's metamorphosis is one of the rare benevolent examples as she is [[LightIsGood firmly on the side of good]].

* ''Film/{{Species}}'' has the alien Sif that EscapedFromTheLab as a preteen girl, who boards a passenger train. In one of its compartments, she undergoes a BodyHorror puberty that involves creating a cocoon. From this stage, she emerges as a young woman in her twenties. The other occupant of the compartment doesn't survive this process, and a conductor checking compartments sees way too much weirdness and simply turns a blind eye to it all.

As such, it's perhaps not so surprising that fiction takes this relatively simple process and plays it for suspense, mystery and even horror: a pupa or pupae of an unknown species are discovered, and immediately questions will be raised as what will emerge when the creature's metamorphosis is complete - and [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail given the focus on the pupa]], chances are it ''will'' be complete at some point in the story. A form of ChekhovsGun, once a cocoon is given sufficient focus, it soon becomes inevitable that it will hatch at some point. Regardless of whether or not the original larval form was encountered beforehand, the atmosphere will quickly turn anxious, and the tension gradually ratchets up as more shots are devoted to those ever-present pupae sitting in the background, just waiting to crack open...

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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': PlayedForLaughs in the Otherworld Tournament arc. After Goku escapes his opponent Caterpie's TickleTorture, Caterpie, [[MinorInjuryOverreaction outraged that Goku hurt him]], decides to transform into his "ultimate form". He weaves a cocoon around himself, ready to change... then the announcer states that the process will take several hundred years. Since no-one has the time to wait, Goku is declared the winner by default.

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* In ''Film/Godzilla2014'', the male [=MUTO=] hatches from a huge, glowing, crescent-shaped chrysalis after feeding on the radiation of a nuclear reactor from within for fifteen years. While the larval form is never seen, the imago is [[GiantFlyer a winged insectoid]] which immediately begins a trail of destruction across the Pacific.
* In ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'', it's eventually discovered that Mogwai who are allowed to eat after midnight end up encased in creepy, Giger-esque cocoons as they begin metamorphosing into Gremlins. This is played for much ominousness when Billy discovers that six of his five Mogwai are now cocoons clustered around his bed; it eventually results in an especially nightmarish moment in which the newly-metamorphosed Gremlins begin clawing their way out of their cocoons while a terrified [[TokenGoodTeammate Gizmo]] tries to hide.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', Varkids will sometimes turn into cocoons on being injured. Cocoons are fairly meaty, and if they aren't killed they emerge in a tougher form, making for a mad dash to destroy it before things get worse. If you're not careful, you might end up outright fighting a raid boss level form.

* ''In VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver,'' the Larvitar line is a unique non-insect example. As Larvitar, it starts out as a small baby reptile before evolving into the cocoon-like Pupitar. When it fully evolves into the Godzilla-esque Tyranitar, it drops the Ground sub typing for a Dark Type, as they're fearsome Pokemon that can destroy mountains.

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* ''ComicBook/{{FiftyTwo}}'': The ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' villain Mister Mind (a caterpillar-like creature from Venus) is exposed to artificial time particles known as suspendium, allowing him to finally escape his larval form. He uses [[spoiler: ComicBook/BoosterGold's RobotBuddy Skeets]] as a makeshift cocoon, eventually emerging as a monstrous winged creature capable of devouring ''time itself''.

* In the lower areas of Norfair in ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'', Samus encounters giant grubs that can only be defeated by attacking their weak underbellies. She later finds a stationary one that is strung up in some vines that she must sever, which drops the grub through the ground and lets her continue to Ridley's lair. The grub can be seen starting to pupate. Samus must double back to the grub's location, only to see the grub has left its pupa. The nearby tunnel leads to a chamber where Samus must fight the imago.
* ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' has the Zeo enemies in Sector 2, slow-moving caterpillars that start pupating once you beat the boss. When you return during the blackout, they have become the flying Kihunters.
* In ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'', the Chykka boss starts of as a larval monster that swims around the arena before pupating into a wasp-like flyer. Similarly, the Emperor Ing starts off as a [[StationaryBoss stationary]] creature resembling an Inglet, seals itself into a spherical cocoon that Samus must bust open, and then emerges as a giant version of the Warrior Ing.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants:'' Played with in "Wormy," where the titular caterpillar confuses [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick by undergoing metamorphosis. After the duo leaves, we see live-action footage of Wormy's cocoon set to creepy music, eventually emerging into a live-action butterfly. Normally this wouldn't be too scary, but the episode portrays Wormy as a monster from [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's point of view, with some horrifying buzzing close-ups of the live-action butterfly's face.