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[–] ilinamorato 60 points 11 months ago (4 children)

So...ok, I'm missing something, then. How does the population get energy into the system, then? They don't photosynthesize, somebody has to eat SOMEthing at SOME point, or they won't have any energy at all for.....activities.

[–] [email protected] 90 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The caterpillar stage. Wikipedia says that's 6-7 weeks long.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

Become alive. Eat until I literally dissolve into goo. Become alive again. Fuck. Die.

[–] nezbyte 57 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Energy is from fat stores created while a caterpillar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth

[–] ilinamorato 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Oh that makes so much sense. I completely forgot about metamorphosis.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I was in the same boat, thank you for asking my first thought as well xD

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

GOD dammit I almost forgot about 177013

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I hear they gather the energy during the caterpillar stage.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I googled it. They have energy stored from when they were caterpillars.

[–] NounsAndWords 32 points 11 months ago

Man, caterpillar heaven looks pretty rad.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Think I killed one of these in Dark Souls

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Got a cool magic spear from it, too

[–] Gabu 6 points 11 months ago

PRAISE THE ~~SUN~~ LAMP!

\ 🦋 /

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What happens if we put them on IV? How long will they last? Will they go full Mr. Meeseeks? What are you doing over there, scientist?! We need answers!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

They will just mate nonstop

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

His name is Buck

and he's here to f*ck

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Mrw butterflies don't have toes

Quentin Tarantino depressed

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Some people made this a lifestyle

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Also see: mayfly

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A lot of insects live for years as their "larval" or nymph form and then come out into the more recognizable "adult form" just to mate and die. In a lot of ways their larval form is their actual form with their adult lifestage being just a flash in the pan to continue the species.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

You sure "years" isn't a stretch? Non-rhetorical, I thought it was months at best.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Also getting combined with glowshrooms for invisibility potions

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Hey look it's me, not eating because depressed but also doing the very healthy thing of engaging in too many dating apps to find sex...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Pretty normal lifestyle for many lifeforms.

[–] radicalautonomy 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Who would win? A beautiful drawing my ex made, or one sullen, AI-generated spiky boi?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

I wish the quality of this pic weren't so awful