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minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·9 months agoSo…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.
minus-squarePyro@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95·edit-29 months agoThe caterpillar stage. Wikipedia says that’s 6-7 weeks long.
minus-squareandroogee (they/she)@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·9 months agoBecome alive. Eat until I literally dissolve into goo. Become alive again. Fuck. Die.
minus-squarenezbyte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·9 months ago Energy is from fat stores created while a caterpillar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·edit-29 months agoOh that makes so much sense. I completely forgot about metamorphosis.
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoGOD dammit I almost forgot about 177013
minus-squareKedly@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoI was in the same boat, thank you for asking my first thought as well xD
minus-squareBezier@suppo.filinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 months agoI hear they gather the energy during the caterpillar stage.
minus-squarepopcap200@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoI googled it. They have energy stored from when they were caterpillars.
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.
The caterpillar stage. Wikipedia says that’s 6-7 weeks long.
Become alive. Eat until I literally dissolve into goo. Become alive again. Fuck. Die.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth
Oh that makes so much sense. I completely forgot about metamorphosis.
GOD dammit I almost forgot about 177013
I was in the same boat, thank you for asking my first thought as well xD
I hear they gather the energy during the caterpillar stage.
I googled it. They have energy stored from when they were caterpillars.