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a caterpillar that liquefied itself in a coffin and chose to become beautiful instead.
means A flying insect with a slender body and large, often brightly patterned wings, which begins life as a caterpillar before transforming through a chrysalis.
from From Old English 'butorfleoge,' literally 'butter-fly.' Why butter? Nobody is certain. One old idea links it to the pale, butter-yellow color of some common species. A folk belief held that the creatures stole milk and butter — and a Dutch cousin, 'boterschijte,' bluntly suggests their droppings were thought butter-colored. The truth is genuinely lost; what survives is the charming, slightly absurd marriage of 'butter' and 'fly.'
- taste feet
- They taste plants by standing on them.
- goo phase
- Inside the chrysalis, the body dissolves into liquid.
- epic commute
- Monarchs migrate thousands of miles across generations.
- old memory
- Adults can recall things learned as caterpillars.
- drinks tears
- Some sip the tears of turtles for salt.
monarch butterfly migration — millions travel 3,000 miles annually between mexico and canada
blue morpho — iridescent butterfly of amazon rainforest with 6-inch wingspan
swallowtail butterfly — largest butterfly species found across north america and europe
apollo butterfly — endangered alpine species found only in european mountain ranges above 1,000m