How fucking metal would it be if trans people could just use massive cocoons instead of having to go through a bunch of surgeries
dammit, you’re gonna make me all teary eyed in front of the cissies at work.
the caterpillar’s internal organs liquefy to build the new butterfly body
perhaps even weirder, it would appear as though memories of being a caterpillar are preserved:
The researchers trained the caterpillars to dislike the smell of ethyl acetate, a chemical often found in nail polish remover.
They did this by giving the caterpillars little electric shocks every time they smelled the chemical. Soon, these caterpillars were trained to avoid that smell because it reminded them of the electric shock.
They let the caterpillars transform into adult moths, and then tested the moths again to see if they still remembered to stay away from the ethyl acetate smell.
And guess what? Most of them did! The scientists had shown that the memories of avoiding the bad smell experienced as a caterpillar had been carried over into the moth stage.
The study showed that memory, and therefore the nervous system, stays during the complex transformation from the caterpillar to the adult moth. So while a moth or butterfly may not remember being a caterpillar, it can remember experiences it learned as a caterpillar.
https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-do-butterflies-remember-being-caterpillars-99508
Saw a yt video that talked about the organs of the butterfly already existing inside the caterpillar before it begins metamorphosis and the rest of the body is basically digested to further develop them. Think it was a SciShow?
I cede to your superior bug facts
I relate to this pic so much. Is this the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done in my life? Absolutely. However, I would do this again every single time. Easily the greatest single thing I’ve ever done in my life.
Stupid bullshit, skip for real comment
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I never don’t feel weird about this. Granted that I was like fifteen years old when I started making the moves to transition, I was never once scared or worried or even unsure about it. Once my autistic ass found out that you could actually change your gender and use bioidentical hormones to alter your body, my solution was to start yelling at people about how I was gonna do it. I just went with my gut instinct. No thoughts, head empty: angry trans vibes only. Despite being basically a stupid kid with no capacity for deep critical thought, it’s the most right choice I’ve ever made for myself. I would have suffered and died otherwise. Kid me was angry and willful and stubborn and refused not to pump herself full of hormones, and that bitch was right on the fucking money.
It’s worth it, ride the fear like an adrenaline rush.
