[–]filologo 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children). The caterpillar, or what is more scientifically termed a larva, stuffs itself with leaves, growing plumper and longer through a series of molts in which it sheds its skin. Mine taught us that the caterpillar goes through literal torture while transforming into a butterfly. Wikipedia is not exempt from requiring citations, and typically displays a warning when missing references. But I still wonder, does biology have any better proven theories on how this process came to be by evolution? But nobody has the balls to hurt themselves caterpillar style. [–]Baeocystin 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]greghatch 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children). I let nature take course for the rest of the caterpillars without my prying eyes. When she gives birth it inverts to help open the vagina. : Awwducational. [–]rqaa3721 8 points9 points10 points 6 years ago (1 child). [–]legalizehazing -1 points0 points1 point 6 years ago (0 children), I'm having trouble with the insects memory part, [–]wordpreneur 5 points6 points7 points 6 years ago* (1 child). He has also written for the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker and Outside. Being able to remember doing all that? [–]iamthelucky1 16 points17 points18 points 6 years ago (2 children). How do I do this as a hooman? If a chrysalis feels threatened, it will begin to wiggle and shake. 32 years old and I had never seen anything like that in my life. [+]stormdude28 comment score below threshold-9 points-8 points-7 points 6 years ago (3 children). And who said movies weren't educational? Complete … Try to handle the chrysalis as little as possible. After one week, submissions with either the title or picture changed will be allowed. Should you change the dressing too soon it is very likely you’ll impair the healing process or make the … Do bath salts help? They always leave themselves behind because the "skin" hardens and lays there. I doubt that the article asserts butterflies are conscious :) That said, they do suggest the memory retention is through synapses that remain intact throughout the metamorphosis. I saw this one caterpillar hanging upside down in a J shape, it was a sunny day and I had nothing better to do so I sat down and watched it. How do we know the adult butterfly retains memories of its catterpillary youth anyhow? [–]DwelveDeeper 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]Dildo_Gaggins 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]bubbletrollbutt 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). That’s largely true, but not for the tracheal system. I heard this in this podcast about six months ago, it's one of the most incredible things I think I've ever learned about in an animal's biology. What Happens If You Pick A Wart And It Bleeds. "How did we ascertain that they can remember life as a caterpillar?" [–]ho_ho_ho101 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]tealparadise 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]KI2000 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), Here's a radiolab podcast episode on the topic: http://www.radiolab.org/story/goo-and-you/, [–]Shocknawes 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). I think the male's penis has to penitrate it or around it. Explore our digital archive back to 1845, including articles by more than 150 Nobel Prize winners. They just ask its name after its a butterfly. [–]KillYourHeroesAndFly 12 points13 points14 points 6 years ago (0 children). Episode 1: Chrysalis. Ps, nsfw/nsfl. In a good way though. [–]HannsGruber 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). I didn't know they inflate their wings like balloons. It's pretty wild how they give birth. I hope this helps. Gypsy moth cocoons. [–]disabledquarter 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]GALACTICA-Actual 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]Furfaidz 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]pinealglandswollen 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), Hunter x hunter fans are already aware of this, [–]seink 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). I’ve even used tape on the bottom. Mod PickIf you cut open a chrysalis, you would not find a half-caterpillar, half-butterfly—you would find butterfly goo: the caterpillar dissolves and completely rebuilds itself. One day, the caterpillar stops eating, hangs upside down from a twig or leaf and spins itself a silky cocoon or molts into a shiny chrysalis. Have you ever seen a caterpillar MAKE the chrysalis? How the fuck do you test whether a butterfly remembers being a caterpillar... furthermore, do insects even have memories? WATCH AND RELAX! Possibly from moths? Some of them do that. I'm fairly certain that when I was born, I didn't gyrate back and forth to rip my skin off while hanging from the ceiling. The final thought on transformation is so beautiful it brings me to tears every time. If your laceration has been open for more than 4-6 hours and you cut it with something dirty, you may need an update on your tetanus vaccination, and you must be very careful of infection. If you have diabetes, getting a simple cut isn't as easy as a band-aid and it's done. It's always seemed bizarre. ... maybe my life is out of an oatmeal comic. Female hayenas have penises. You’re having trouble or feeling pain when urinating. … Accdg to UC, Berkeley research the birds have a near-human capacity for language mapping. [–]jon_titor 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). First, the caterpillar digests itself, releasing enzymes to dissolve all of its tissues. If you’re unsure about chrysalis health, my best advice would be to separate the chrysalis from the others and watch it closely to see what happens. As you will see in the upcoming tips, watering your Christmas tree is critical for proper care and maintenance. [–]PalermoJohn 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). Caterpillar breaks itself down to goo and completely rebuilds to form a butterfly. I'm pretty sure worms and maggots eat our decomposing flesh, and it turns to dirt. Passerine birds like the Tūī have additional muscles giving them the ability to produce complex vocalisations. Fifth instar Manduca sexta caterpillars received an electrical shock associatively paired with a specific odor in order to create a conditioned odor aversion, and were assayed for learning in a Y choice apparatus as larvae and again as adult moths. How would they know if it retained its memories? [–]makeswordclouds -1 points0 points1 point 6 years ago (0 children), Here is a word cloud of all of the comments in this thread: http://i.imgur.com/NiCy0Dy.png, [–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 6 years ago (2 children). [–]Taybyrd 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). Nature is beautiful. Before hatching, when a caterpillar is still developing inside its egg, it grows an imaginal disc for each of the adult body parts it will need as a mature butterfly or moth—discs for its eyes, for its wings, its legs and so on. [–]NotSoSlenderMan 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children). [–]Minifig81 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). Lv 6. Wouldn’t mess with the cat in the j-shape. Well, you can put it in acid and it will most likely die, but a sea water solution will allow it to "respawn". [–]StruckingFuggle 14 points15 points16 points 6 years ago (1 child). what experiment could prove such an assertion. [–]Treshnell 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0001736, [–]Vranak -5 points-4 points-3 points 6 years ago (0 children). No wonder butterflies are so damned awesome. Green issues, including (but not limited to) Green Politics. But the contents of the pupa are not entirely an amorphous mess. How does a caterpillar rearrange itself into a butterfly? I love radio lab. Follow the same instructions in the post to detach the silk, and then just cut the thin strand saddles. Might be a lot like that with caterpillar nerve cells. In a few days, you will be able to see the outline of the wings of the butterfly beneath the pupal shell! This all happens within minutes. That's some orochimaru shit right there, [–]untrustableskeptic 87 points88 points89 points 6 years ago* (15 children). That is some straight up David Cronenberg shit. Your skin’s most important job is to keep out the billions of harmful bacteria that swarm over every surface. I mean, I'm not going to post it there because I'm on my phone at work, but maybe someone else will. [–]rynchpln 13 points14 points15 points 6 years ago (2 children). Anoles are technically venomous. In some species, these imaginal discs remain dormant throughout the caterpillar's life; in other species, the discs begin to take the shape of adult body parts even before the caterpillar forms a chrysalis or cocoon. For submissions that make you go eww. Unfortunately, not all caterpillars make it to the butterfly stage. Working with a Cut Melon. Honestly I don't remember anyone being able to do it. The skin on the feet is very close to the bones, and once an infection reaches bone, you can end up with an amputation of the digit. 74% of butterflies believe in reincarnation. You can usually scrape all the silk webbing he used to form the silk button into a thread that you can then tape, tie or pin to a twig or stick and keep in a safe place. Despite your attempt to help, the butterfly may not emerge, possibly because it has succumbed to infection or dehydration. Wow. Rendered by PID 24320 on r2-app-0f20863ed60af8ed9 at 2020-12-05 23:08:08.830563+00:00 running a7f2daa country code: HU. [–]bocelot 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children), "Am I a butterfly dreaming to be a man? Want a list of every animal subreddit? With sponges, there are a handful of different cell types, and if you put a sponge in a blender and disassociate all the cells, they will rebuild themselves into the original collonies AND the cells will maintain their original function --that is to say the cells that were Choanocytes will remain Choanocytes and the cells that make up the mesohyl will return to the mesohyl. [–]Karabearrxoxo 6 points7 points8 points 6 years ago (0 children). HIV transmissions as a result of one person's semen entering another person's open wound or open cut are theoretically possible, but no cases have ever been documented. Even though in the game it wasn't even an attack. [+]_your_land_lord_ comment score below threshold-10 points-9 points-8 points 6 years ago (1 child), [–]Paradoxou 9 points10 points11 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]Custum_User 5 points6 points7 points 6 years ago (0 children), http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/05/15/see-inside-a-chrysalis-as-it-develops-into-a-butterfly-video/, [–]jaskmackey 7 points8 points9 points 6 years ago (1 child), When the new butterfly (or moth) gets out of the chrysalis, it expels a red goo called meconium - the same word we use for the first poop that comes out of a newborn human baby after it leaves the womb / umbilical cord. Looks like someone has been listening to Radiolab. [–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 6 years ago (0 children). During the transformation, the chrysalis cannot excrete or defecate. When veins are cut, they initially bleed but are usually able to seal themselves shortly, according to The Hand to Elbow Clinic. Silkworms wrap themselves in a silk cocoon. The Cut Trims Tournament Fields . You cannot possibly mean this (as in E=mc^2). [–]Custum_User 21 points22 points23 points 6 years ago (10 children), http://thetransientbiologist.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/2013-03-29-01-24-08.jpg, [–]giraffe_bunnies 11 points12 points13 points 6 years ago (7 children). [–]SidneyRush 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (2 children). [–]LINK_DISTRIBUTOR 250 points251 points252 points 6 years ago (20 children), So they basically rip themselves inside-out so another thing comes from the inside ? Thanks for educating me. Getting a look at this metamorphosis as it happens is difficult; disturbing a caterpillar inside its cocoon or chrysalis risks botching the transformation. —Pat Barker, … Please report all inappropriate images or comments (including harassment and name-calling), Remind those who have forgotten to put a source in the comments. A) Your source cannot be a personal blog or non scientific news site, and must include citations/references. Darwin studied earth worms for a long time, and concluded that they had intelligence, because they were able to pick out the best substances and items for covering the tops of their holes when they surfaced, regardless of what they were presented with. Skinning yourself from end to end as a ritual step in this thing we call life. Fast forward a few years and you'd hear people talk of cutting themselves; even small amounts of crazy were found in my classmates. /r/wtf isn't close to being horrifying when you're used to it. When a chrysalis breaks, cracks, or otherwise starts oozing liquid, it is game over. How interesting. Then have them do it again after transformation. More adorable critters with delicious breakfast products. So in the process of metamorphism when they are at a gooey consistancy, the goo itself retains thought of the days when it was a caterpillar. Once a caterpillar has disintegrated all of its tissues except for the imaginal discs, those discs use the protein-rich soup all around them to fuel the rapid cell division required to form the wings, antennae, legs, eyes, genitals and all the other features of an adult butterfly or moth. If you have never heard the term meconium or seen a related photo, resist the urge to Google it now! They literally are a gift in their purpose and beauty. [–]Deimos56 5 points6 points7 points 6 years ago (0 children). Be sure not to remove the dressing from the cut- if it happens that the dressing gets soaked in blood just add another. The waste products accumulate and there is nitrogenous waste that can be seen as a reddish-colored liquid under the butterfly after it emerges. [–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]xolren 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]flies_like_a_banana 6 points7 points8 points 6 years ago (1 child). [–]happly 44 points45 points46 points 6 years ago (1 child). Not trying to be a dick, i'm genuinely curious. Can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 diff. can someone who read and understood the "how we know" part TL;DR this for me? But Michael Cook, who maintains a fantastic website about silkworms, has some incredible photos of a Tussah silkmoth (Antheraea penyi) that failed to spin a cocoon. D: [–]WalkingThru 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). Our sister sub! members of their flock. Radiolab just had a segment on this from their episode titled "Black Box". The stuff of nightmares shudders, [–]ChitterChitterSqueak 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children). It's pretty incredible. 4) Reposts of the same picture or fact within 1 week are not allowed. neat fact! The Motorbike Frog (Litoria moorei) has a distinct call that sounds like a motorbike changing gears. February 23, ... To do this, cut a piece of duct tape approximately the size of the wart, stick it on and leave for six days. I was fucking horrified. How the hell could you know if it has the same memories? [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]Tresky[] 16 points17 points18 points 6 years ago (2 children). [–]shiftcommathree[S] 9 points10 points11 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]dickweeden 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]imgur-mirror-robot 5 points6 points7 points 6 years ago (0 children). They hypothesize that some synaptic connections remain intact, allowing for this memory to persist. Huh ... now I really want to see what butterly goo looks like. I decided this summer just past over on this side of the world to grow some swan plants, I got a heap of caterpillars and subsequently monarchs! I say crazy because although it's not PC to say now, the primary school playground test of crazy was to see if you could bite thru your own skin. [–]salpfish 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (1 child). They have venom glands that produce a very weak venom that's harmless to humans. [–]happycowsmmmcheese 12 points13 points14 points 6 years ago (2 children). [–]urutu 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (0 children). They are beautiful when they hatch, I'll give them that. Shock therapy. It may be horrifying, but in the end, it's so worth it. I'm genuinely curious.. And horrified. B) Sources must be verifiable links moderators can check. Those guys like to take sunbath when they do not search for food. But! use the following search parameters to narrow your results: A) Your title must be animal specific, and not about an animal's use in culture, media, or business. You can move the chrysalis if you must. Depending on the species, certain caterpillar muscles and sections of the nervous system are largely preserved in the adult butterfly. [–]hyunrivet 17 points18 points19 points 6 years ago (1 child). You can use glue to adhere him to a stick or more advantageous surface. It's okay. Or am I a goo dreaming to be a caterpillar", [–]Lightcronno 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children), I wish I would be Alive when cross-species genetics is far along enough that we can attain traits such as these (if even possible), [–]Raskalgnochi 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]venhiem 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (1 child), [–]onlyinvowels 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). One study even suggests that moths remember what they learned in later stages of their lives as caterpillars. Wow, as a person going through some really intense life changes, this is way better than the kitchy "turn into a butterfly" thing. What if you WERE the rainbow mantis shrimp? (or something like that) I feel like a lot of reddit just got educated. Strikes me as sentimental bullshit. By Staff Writer Last Updated Mar 26, 2020 1:56:43 PM ET. My delusion could be because of Pokémon. Interesting science videos, pictures, articles, and more. trytohelp. ewwwwwwww I remember seeing something like this in Silence of the Lambs. [–]nearlyp 12 points13 points14 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]shiftcommathree[S] 11 points12 points13 points 6 years ago (2 children), Took me a while to figure out what this meant when I saw it out of context in my inbox, but I let out a healthy guffaw once I figured it out :), [–]cdbfoster -2 points-1 points0 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–][deleted] 57 points58 points59 points 6 years ago (8 children). Sorry if this is horribly written, typing on my phone. The whole time it was flailing about, trying to get its skin off, I imagined it screaming in pain. I knew the cycle, and there was a cocoon involved but never really thought about it any further. Moths make a cocoon, and butterflies don't. Must be the perk for the sacrifice of hurting themselves. The Sifaka is found only in Madagascar (threatened species). The cut is wide open and bleeding profusely. They hop side to side when moving one the ground. Here's how to properly care for scratches and cuts to avoid infections and more serious complications. No. [–]Roflkopt3r 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). [–]shiftcommathree[S] 104 points105 points106 points 6 years ago (2 children). [–]Lz_erk 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (0 children). [–]PatHeist 11 points12 points13 points 6 years ago (0 children). Many golf tournaments include a cut, a trimming of the field that eliminates golfers in (typically) the lower half of the standings, while those in the top half of the standings continue playing.A 72-hole tournament with 144 golfers in the field, for example, typically has a cut after 36 … They wouldn't accomplish much with the stubby little limbs caterpillars have anyway... [–]michaelsong55 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), that is one of the most insane things i have ever watched, [–]Jah-Eazy 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]FullClockworkOddessy 95 points96 points97 points 6 years ago (5 children). What the? I think that exact same process happens to us when we enter\exit this life. *ok, nm. If it falls off, simply add a new piece as fast as possible. If you were to cut open a cocoon or chrysalis at just the right time, caterpillar soup would ooze out. Don’t move it Til the chrysalis is formed and hardened. yea I prefer the term "shedding its caterpillar clothes" used here, pretty gross indeed but damn fascinating, there is a very well done segment of the entire life cycle from egg to flight. I honestly think its super cool that things can do this stuff. [+]RosieJo comment score below threshold-6 points-5 points-4 points 6 years ago (1 child). Discover world-changing science. © 2020 Scientific American, a Division of Springer Nature America, Inc. Support our award-winning coverage of advances in science & technology. Great show. But this in combination with the female insect penis is making me realize how absolutely alien insects really are. “It’s just a flesh wound…” Whether a small nick or a large gash, our bodies jump into action once the skin is broken. was the question I was searching the comments for, so i was delighted to see this article. Where did my concept of them wrapping themselves in string go? So I can rip apart a sponge and put it in something and I will just go back together?!? After the time has passed, soak the wart area in water and rub the surface of the wart with a … Relevance. You claim this is because matter is converted into energy. [–]ToeJamR1 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (1 child). [–]jb4427 27 points28 points29 points 6 years ago (1 child), I feel like they should wait till middle school for that, so the angsty pubescents can empathize with the caterpillars, [–]TyrRev 17 points18 points19 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]blessedwhitney 109 points110 points111 points 6 years ago (8 children). :) Glad you thought so!! So what exactly happens? On another note, as a 32 year old just learning this for the first time, caterpillars must be literally crazy. Minor case of 'Make the rest of the fucking butterfly' though... [–]DeBurgo 29 points30 points31 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]radiantcabbage 30 points31 points32 points 6 years ago (1 child). Pretty cool. [+]renational comment score below threshold-8 points-7 points-6 points 6 years ago* (3 children), | adult butterfly retains its memories of being a caterpillar. They get remade along with the rest of the entire butterfly. Top Contributors: TheVestman, ... but if this happens, just rewind time and keep trying until you do it all fast enough. Then all you have left is this green gooey maggity thing that goes from a J shape into the shape of the chrysalis and it is just pure goo until it hardens. Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at, grows an imaginal disc for each of the adult body parts, only 50 cells and increase to more than 50,000 cells, Instead of Filling Cavities, Dentists May Soon Regenerate Teeth, Fowl Language: AI Decodes the Nuances of Chicken  "Speech". ), [–]sprouts42 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children). 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