Friiiiiiends!

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Friiiiiiends!

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stevedidwhat_infosec

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

tegs_terry

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

FiskFisk33

THEY WHAT

stevedidwhat_infosec

@_@

bleistift2

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

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

The chrysalis process is amazing.

pruwyben

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

That sounds like middle school

Jerkface

Yeah. Puberty. What was *yours* like?

stevedidwhat_infosec , edited

'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

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

FiskFisk33

oh hello there Dr. Mengele

HowManyNimons

Tiddies though.

stevedidwhat_infosec

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

Signtist

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

Yes, that’s never been in doubt.

palordrolap

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

So, more like wining a lottery?

stevedidwhat_infosec

not exactly what I meant

loaExMachina

Votey pannel: Fraank!

Brkdncr

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

DessertStorms

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