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[–] Cralder@feddit.nu 32 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"Caterpillar" is not a species. It's a stage of some animals' life cycle. It means 99% of catepillars die before they become butterflies or moths or whatever

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So caterpillars do have a chance to be "immortal" and transcend instead to a superior state of existence* at the end of their time. Whoa.

*that is, unfortunately, very mortal.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

I wish it were 100% in tomato hornworms. Seeing that 99% of them die before turning into moths makes me think all of the surviving ones just hang out in my garden.