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[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 76 points 5 months ago

Just the idea of these dramatic transformations are super interesting imo. Imagine if humans shat out a sleeping bag, crawled into it, basically did pregnancy over again, and came out with new limbs that suddenly gave us a new mode of transport.

That would be sick. I guess puberty is sorta like this but idk, it doesn't feel as dramatic

[-] bleistift2@feddit.de 67 points 5 months ago

puberty is sorta like this but idk, it doesn’t feel as dramatic

I really wonder what happened in your puberty to be “sorta like this”

First, the caterpillar digests itself, releasing enzymes to dissolve all of its tissues. If you were to cut open a cocoon or chrysalis at just the right time, caterpillar soup would ooze out.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/caterpillar-butterfly-metamorphosis-explainer/

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 65 points 5 months ago

What's really screwy is memories survive that process. You can do Pavlov's dog type training on a caterpillar. The resultant butterfly will still react to the trigger.

The brain goes through a liquid phase, but still manages to maintain its wiring!

[-] ech@lemm.ee 29 points 5 months ago

The chrysalis process is amazing.

[-] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 5 months ago

I really wonder what happened in your puberty to be “sorta like this”

What, you didn't crawl into your puberty sac and grow your sex organs?

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 months ago

That sounds like middle school

[-] Jerkface@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Yeah. Puberty. What was yours like?

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

'Sorta like this' meaning: we undergo some physical changes (height, body hair, hormones, etc) but nowhere near as dramatic as eating yourself and reassembling

Nature/chem/physics is fuckin' cool

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 5 months ago

How much caterpillar soup is needed to be lost to kill it

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

oh hello there Dr. Mengele

[-] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 37 points 5 months ago

The crazy thing is they completely liquify in the pupa and reconstitute from the goo.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago

THEY WHAT

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago

@_@

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Tiddies though.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 5 points 5 months ago

Oh my god how did I forget about titties and balls droppin'!

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Hmm... Man seemingly dies, goes into a small space with hard walls, comes back a little while later with the ability to fly... Is Jesus mothman?

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Yes, that’s never been in doubt.

[-] palordrolap@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

It worked... or it will work? for Jeffrey Sinclair and Delenn. Just don't think too hard about which one of them did it / has done it / will do it first.

And the closest thing to a moth wasn't either of those.

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

So, more like wining a lottery?

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago

not exactly what I meant

[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 months ago

Votey pannel: Fraank!

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I like how it holds the “I” when screening friends. Creepy.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

So I'm the only one who read it as Friiiiiiends? 😂

this post was submitted on 09 May 2024

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