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[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 67 points 2 years ago (6 children)

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 2 years ago (1 children)

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 2 years ago

The chrysalis process is amazing.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

That sounds like middle school

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Yeah. Puberty. What was yours like?

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

oh hello there Dr. Mengele